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

FORM 10-Q

þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2018
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from             to            
Commission File Number 001-32743

EXCO RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas
(State of incorporation)
 
74-1492779
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
75251
(Zip Code)
(214) 368-2084
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   YES  þ    NO  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant is required to submit and post such files).    YES  þ    NO  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer oþ
 
Smaller reporting company þ
Emerging growth company o
  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  o    NO  þ

The number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of May 9,November 8, 2018 was 21,630,260.21,595,457.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands) March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
 (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $65,830
 $39,597
 $66,963
 $39,597
Restricted cash 9,832
 15,271
 7,028
 15,271
Accounts receivable, net:        
Oil and natural gas 77,679
 55,692
 74,196
 55,692
Joint interest 32,986
 30,570
 24,665
 30,570
Other 1,915
 1,976
 2,014
 1,976
Derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives 
 1,150
 
 1,150
Other current assets 17,127
 23,574
 19,630
 23,574
Total current assets 205,369
 167,830
 194,496
 167,830
Equity investments 4,736
 14,181
 4,736
 14,181
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost accounting method):        
Unproved oil and natural gas properties and development costs not being amortized 149,322
 118,652
 148,462
 118,652
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties 3,239,618
 3,107,566
 3,307,331
 3,107,566
Accumulated depletion (2,770,278) (2,752,311) (2,812,174) (2,752,311)
Oil and natural gas properties, net 618,662
 473,907
 643,619
 473,907
Other property and equipment, net and other non-current assets 39,345
 21,274
 38,564
 21,274
Goodwill 163,155
 163,155
 163,155
 163,155
Total assets $1,031,267
 $840,347
 $1,044,570
 $840,347
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $49,365
 $68,277
 $56,976
 $68,277
Revenues and royalties payable 42,727
 207,956
 40,486
 207,956
Accrued interest payable 1,140
 27,637
 829
 27,637
Current portion of asset retirement obligations 600
 600
 600
 600
Current maturities of long-term debt 473,364
 1,362,500
 473,364
 1,362,500
Total current liabilities 567,196
 1,666,970
 572,255
 1,666,970
Deferred income taxes 
 4,518
 
 4,518
Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 
 1,950
 
 1,950
Asset retirement obligations and other long-term liabilities 23,853
 13,108
 24,740
 13,108
Liabilities subject to compromise 1,496,871
 
 1,491,625
 
Commitments and contingencies 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:        
Common shares, par value $0.001, 260,000,000 shares authorized; 21,670,109 shares issued and 21,630,464 shares outstanding at March 31, 2018; 21,670,186 shares issued and 21,630,541 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 22
 22
Common shares, par value $0.001, 260,000,000 shares authorized; 21,635,102 shares issued and 21,595,457 shares outstanding at September 30, 2018; 21,670,186 shares issued and 21,630,541 shares outstanding at December 31, 2017 22
 22
Additional paid-in capital 3,540,017
 3,539,422
 3,541,192
 3,539,422
Accumulated deficit (4,589,060) (4,378,011) (4,577,632) (4,378,011)
Treasury shares, at cost; 39,645 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (7,632) (7,632)
Treasury shares, at cost; 39,645 shares at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (7,632) (7,632)
Total shareholders’ equity (1,056,653) (846,199) (1,044,050) (846,199)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $1,031,267
 $840,347
 $1,044,570
 $840,347


See accompanying notes.

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Revenues:            
Oil $16,297
 $16,192
 $27,243
 $12,906
 $67,854
 $43,403
Natural gas 68,849
 53,164
 66,297
 48,323
 203,608
 151,669
Purchased natural gas and marketing 5,318
 7,173
 5,031
 5,507
 15,703
 19,208
Total revenues 90,464
 76,529
 98,571
 66,736
 287,165
 214,280
Costs and expenses:            
Oil and natural gas operating costs 7,908
 8,498
 13,010
 9,215
 31,792
 25,928
Production and ad valorem taxes 3,996
 3,435
 4,306
 3,044
 12,383
 9,894
Gathering and transportation 19,976
 27,353
 19,213
 28,743
 60,499
 83,183
Purchased natural gas 4,115
 6,452
 3,776
 5,388
 11,634
 18,193
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 18,206
 11,508
 20,613
 13,518
 60,819
 36,648
Accretion of liabilities 342
 212
 552
 221
 1,455
 648
General and administrative 8,527
 4,415
 6,115
 10,035
 20,945
 13,056
Gain on Appalachia JV Settlement (119,477) 
(Gain) loss on Appalachia JV Settlement 240
 
 (119,237) 
Other operating items 134
 1,069
 (375) 1,714
 (1,382) 3,069
Total costs and expenses (56,273) 62,942
 67,450
 71,878
 78,908
 190,619
Operating income 146,737
 13,587
Other expense:    
Operating income (loss) 31,121
 (5,142) 208,257
 23,661
Other income (expense):        
Interest expense, net (9,173) (19,952) (8,993) (32,888) (25,981) (75,320)
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives (615) 15,533
 
 860
 (615) 22,934
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 183
 6,004
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (287) 18,286
 1,428
 146,585
Loss on restructuring and extinguishment of debt 
 (6,272) 
 
 
 (6,380)
Other income 22
 4
 12
 25
 50
 4
Equity income 179
 317
 
 354
 179
 1,009
Reorganization items, net (352,900) 
 (18,169) 
 (387,457) 
Total other expense (362,304) (4,366)
Total other income (expense) (27,437) (13,363) (412,396) 88,832
Income (loss) before income taxes (215,567) 9,221
 3,684
 (18,505) (204,139) 112,493
Income tax expense (benefit) (4,518) 1,028
 
 319
 (4,518) 2,374
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $8,193
 $3,684
 $(18,824) $(199,621) $110,119
Earnings (loss) per common share:            
Basic:            
Net income (loss) $(9.64) $0.44
 $0.17
 $(0.81) $(9.19) $5.35
Weighted average common shares outstanding 21,902
 18,726
 21,616
 23,319
 21,710
 20,599
Diluted:            
Net income (loss) $(9.64) $0.44
 $0.17
 $(0.81) $(9.19) $5.35
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding 21,902
 18,749
 21,616
 23,319
 21,710
 20,599







See accompanying notes.

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
  Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands) 2018 2017
Operating Activities:    
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $8,193
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Deferred income tax expense (4,518) 1,028
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 18,206
 11,508
Equity-based compensation 448
 (2,382)
Accretion of liabilities 342
 212
Income from equity investments (179) (317)
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives 615
 (15,533)
Cash receipts (payments) of commodity derivative financial instruments 535
 (4,459)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (183) (6,004)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount on debt issuance 4,166
 4,402
Gain on Appalachia JV Settlement (119,477) 
Non-cash and non-operating reorganization items, net 339,049
 
Loss on restructuring and extinguishment of debt 
 6,272
Paid in-kind interest expense (21,078) 
Other non-operating items 
 (21)
Effect of changes in:    
Accounts receivable (17,801) 24,431
Other current assets 9,266
 772
Accounts payable and other liabilities 49,910
 (22,906)
Net cash provided by operating activities 48,252
 5,196
Investing Activities:    
Additions to oil and natural gas properties, gathering assets and equipment (66,856) (11,857)
Property acquisitions 14,832
 
Net changes in amounts due to joint ventures 
 (3,723)
Net cash used in investing activities (52,024) (15,580)
Financing Activities:    
Borrowings under DIP Credit Agreement 156,406
 
Borrowings under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement 
 25,000
Repayments under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement (126,401) (253,592)
Proceeds received from issuance of 1.5 Lien Notes, net 
 295,530
Payments on Second Lien Term Loans 
 (10,512)
Debt financing costs and other (5,439) (18,636)
Net cash provided by financing activities 24,566
 37,790
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 20,794
 27,406
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 54,868
 20,218
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $75,662
 $47,624
     
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:    
Cash interest payments $14,800
 $14,778
Income tax payments 
 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:    
Capitalized equity-based compensation $147
 $356
Capitalized interest 1,065
 1,290
Net assets acquired on Appalachia JV Settlement, excluding cash and cash equivalents 114,268
 




  Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2018 2017
Operating Activities:    
Net income (loss) $(199,621) $110,119
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) (4,518) 3,083
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 60,819
 36,648
Equity-based compensation 1,455
 (11,207)
Accretion of liabilities 1,455
 648
Income from equity investments (179) (1,009)
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives 615
 (22,934)
Cash receipts (payments) of commodity derivative financial instruments 535
 (4,967)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (1,428) (146,585)
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discount on debt issuance 4,166
 18,744
Gain on Appalachia JV Settlement (119,237) 
Non-cash and non-operating reorganization items, net 342,525
 
Loss on restructuring and extinguishment of debt 
 6,380
Paid in-kind interest expense (21,078) 38,386
Other non-operating items (2,773) 2,019
Effect of changes in:    
Accounts receivable (6,105) 13,183
Other current assets 5,847
 (6,210)
Accounts payable and other liabilities 47,058
 14,809
Net cash provided by operating activities 109,536
 51,107
Investing Activities:    
Additions to oil and natural gas properties, gathering assets and equipment (130,138) (91,009)
Property acquisitions 14,832
 (24,665)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 
 25
Net changes in amounts due to joint ventures 
 (9,498)
Other 950
 
Net cash used in investing activities (114,356) (125,147)
Financing Activities:    
Borrowings under DIP Credit Agreement 156,406
 
Borrowings under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement 
 163,401
Repayments under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement (126,401) (265,592)
Proceeds received from issuance of 1.5 Lien Notes, net 
 295,530
Payments on Second Lien Term Loans 
 (11,602)
Debt financing costs and other (6,062) (22,077)
Net cash provided by financing activities 23,943
 159,660
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 19,123
 85,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 54,868
 20,218
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $73,991
 $105,838
     
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:    
Cash interest payments $32,401
 $23,072
Income tax payments 
 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:    
Capitalized equity-based compensation $315
 $852
Capitalized interest 2,193
 4,627
Net assets acquired on Appalachia JV Settlement, excluding cash and cash equivalents 114,028
 


See accompanying notes.

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 Common shares Treasury shares Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit Total shareholders’ equity Common shares Treasury shares Additional paid-in capital Accumulated deficit Total shareholders’ equity
(in thousands) Shares Amount Shares Amount  Shares Amount Shares Amount 
Balance at December 31, 2016 18,916
 $19
 (40) $(7,632) $3,538,080
 $(4,402,373) $(871,906) 18,916
 $19
 (40) $(7,632) $3,538,080
 $(4,402,373) $(871,906)
Issuance of common shares 2,746
 3
 
 
 11,395
 
 11,398
Equity-based compensation 
 
 
 
 (1,730) 
 (1,730) 
 
 
 
 (9,977) 
 (9,977)
Restricted shares issued, net of cancellations 9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income 
 
 
 
 
 8,193
 8,193
 
 
 
 
 
 110,119
 110,119
Balance at March 31, 2017 18,916
 $19
 (40) $(7,632) $3,536,350
 $(4,394,180) $(865,443)
Balance at September 30, 2017 21,671
 $22
 (40) $(7,632) $3,539,498
 $(4,292,254) $(760,366)
                            
Balance at December 31, 2017 21,670
 $22
 (40) $(7,632) $3,539,422
 $(4,378,011) $(846,199) 21,670
 $22
 (40) $(7,632) $3,539,422
 $(4,378,011) $(846,199)
Equity-based compensation 
 
 
 
 595
 
 595
 
 
 
 
 1,770
 
 1,770
Restricted shares issued, net of cancellations (35) 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss 
 
 
 
 
 (211,049) (211,049) 
 
 
 
 
 (199,621) (199,621)
Balance at March 31, 2018 21,670
 $22
 (40) $(7,632) $3,540,017
 $(4,589,060) $(1,056,653)
Balance at September 30, 2018 21,635
 $22
 (40) $(7,632) $3,541,192
 $(4,577,632) $(1,044,050)
 







































See accompanying notes.

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.Organization and basis of presentation

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “EXCO,” “EXCO Resources,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,”“our” and “us” are to EXCO Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, acquisition, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. Our principal operations are conducted in certain key U.S. oil and natural gas areas including Texas, Louisiana and the Appalachia region. The following is a brief discussion of our producing regions:

East Texas and North Louisiana
The East Texas and North Louisiana regions are primarily comprised of our Haynesville and Bossier shale assets. We have a joint venture with a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, plc (“Shell”), covering an undivided 50% interest in the majority of our Haynesville and Bossier shale assets in East Texas and North Louisiana. The East Texas and North Louisiana regions also include certain assets outside of the joint venture in the Haynesville and Bossier shales. We serve as the operator for most of our properties in the East Texas and North Louisiana regions.

South Texas
The South Texas region is primarily comprised of our Eagle Ford shale assets. We serve as the operator for most of our properties in the South Texas region.

Appalachia
The Appalachia region is primarily comprised of our Marcellus shale assets. We had a joint venture with Shell covering our Marcellus shale and other assets in the Appalachian region (“Appalachia JV”). EXCO and Shell each owned an undivided 50% interest in the Appalachia JV and a 49.75% working interest in the Appalachia JV’s properties. The remaining 0.5% working interest is held by an entity that operates the Appalachia JV’s properties (“OPCO”), which was previously jointly owned by EXCO and Shell. On February 27, 2018, we closed a settlement agreement with a subsidiary of Shell to resolve arbitration regarding our right to participate in an area of mutual interest in the Appalachia region (“Appalachia JV Settlement”). As a result of the Appalachia JV Settlement, we acquired Shell’s interests in the Appalachia JV and OPCO. See further discussion of this transaction in “Note 3. Acquisitions, divestitures and other significant events”.

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31,September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 are for EXCO and its consolidated subsidiaries. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnotes are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period information to conform to current period presentation.

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements and in the opinion of management, such financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to fairly present the consolidated financial position of EXCO as of March 31,September 30, 2018 and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes included in EXCO’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018 (“2017 Form 10-K”).

In preparing the accompanying financial statements, management has made certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts in the financial statements and disclosures. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results we expect for the full year.

Chapter 11 Cases and Going Concern Assessment

On January 15, 2018 (“Petition Date”), the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including EXCO Services, Inc., EXCO Partners GP, LLC, EXCO GP Partners OLP, LP, EXCO Partners OLP GP, LLC, EXCO Operating Company, LP, EXCO Midcontinent MLP, LLC, EXCO Holding (PA), Inc., EXCO Production Company (PA), LLC, EXCO Resources (XA), LLC, EXCO Production Company (WV), LLC, EXCO Land Company, LLC, EXCO Holding MLP, Inc., Raider Marketing, LP and Raider Marketing GP, LLC (collectively, the “Filing Subsidiaries” and, together with the Company, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Court”(the “Court”). The Chapter 11 Casescases are being jointly administered under the caption In Re EXCO Resources, Inc., Case No. 18-30155 (MI) (“Chapter 11 Cases”). The Court has granted all of the first day motions filed by the Debtors that were designed primarily to minimize the impact of the Chapter 11 proceedingsCases on ourtheir operations, customers and employees. We willThe Debtors continue to operate ourtheir businesses as “debtors in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court. WeThe Debtors expect to continue our operations without interruption during the pendency of the Chapter 11 proceedings.Cases.

For the duration of the Chapter 11 proceedings,Cases, our operations and our ability to develop and execute our business plan are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 proceedings.Cases. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, officers and/or directors could be significantly different following the conclusion of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the description of our operations, properties and capital plans included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may not accurately reflect our operations, properties and capital plans following the conclusion of the Chapter 11 Cases. 

We have not reached an agreement with our creditors for a plan of reorganization and continue to engage in discussions regarding the terms of a financial restructuring plan. In conjunction with this process, we will explore potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for the benefit of our stakeholders, which may include a sale of certain or substantially all of our assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, a plan of reorganization to equitize certain indebtedness as an alternative to the sale process, or a combination thereof.

Therefore, theThe outcome of the Chapter 11 process is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and is dependent upon factors outside of our control, including actions of the Court and our creditors. The significant risks and uncertainties related to our liquidity and the Chapter 11 proceedingsCases raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We define liquidity as cash and restricted cash plus the unused borrowing base under ourthe debtor-in-possession credit agreement (“Liquidity”). These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and other commitments in the normal course of business. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects of this uncertainty on the recoverability or classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts or classification of liabilities.
Chapter 11 filing impact on creditors and shareholders

We haveThe Debtors filed schedules and statements with the Court setting forth, among other things, the assets and liabilities of each of the Debtors, subject to the assumptions filed in connection therewith. These schedules and statements may beare subject to further amendment or modification after filing.during the Chapter 11 Cases. Certain holders of pre-petition claims that are not governmental units were required to file proofs of claim by theApril 15, 2018. The deadline for general claims, whichgovernmental units to file proofs of claim was set by the Court as April 15, 2018 (“Bar Date”).September 4, 2018. Differences between amounts scheduled by the Debtors and claims by creditors are being investigated and will be reconciled and resolved to within an immaterial amount in connection with the claims resolution process. In light of the expected number of creditors with filed or scheduled claims, the claims resolution process may take considerable time to complete and likely will continue after the Debtors emerge from bankruptcy. Accordingly, the ultimate number and amount of allowed claims is not presently known, nor can the ultimate recovery with respect to allowed claims be presently asserted.

Under the priority requirements established by the Bankruptcy Code, unless creditors agree otherwise, pre-petition liabilities to creditors and post-petition liabilities owed to creditors must be satisfied in full before the holders of our existing common shares are entitled to receive any distribution or retain any property under a plan of reorganization. The ultimate recovery for creditors and shareholders, if any, will not be determined until confirmation and implementation of a plan of reorganization. The outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases remains uncertain at this time and, as a result, we cannot accurately estimate the amounts or value of distributions that creditors or shareholders may receive. We believe it is highly likely that our existing common shares will be canceled at the conclusion of our Chapter 11 Cases and the holders of our existing common shares will be entitled to a limited recovery, if any.


Automatic stay     

Subject to certain specific exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 filings automatically stayed most judicial orand administrative actions against the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors as well as efforts by creditors to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to pre-petition claims. As a result, for example, most creditor actions to obtain possession of property from us or any of the Filing Subsidiaries,Debtors, or to create, perfect or enforce any lien against ourthe Debtors’ property, or any of the Filing Subsidiaries, or to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to a pre-petition claim are stayed.

Impact on indebtedness

As of the Petition Date, we had approximately $1.4 billion in principal amount of indebtedness, including approximately: (i) $126.4 million outstanding under our previous revolving credit agreement (“EXCO Resources Credit Agreement”), (ii) $317.0 million outstanding under our senior secured 1.5 lien notes due March 20, 2022 (“1.5 Lien Notes”), (iii) $708.9 million outstanding under our senior secured 1.75 lien term loans due October 26, 2020 (“1.75 Lien Term Loans”), (iv) $17.2 million outstanding under our senior secured second lien term loans due October 26, 2020 (“Second Lien Term Loans”), (v) $131.6 million outstanding under our senior unsecured notes due September 15, 2018 (“2018 Notes”), and (vi) $70.2 million outstanding under our senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2022 (“2022 Notes”). The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases described above constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the following debt instruments:

EXCO Resources Credit Agreement;
1.5 Lien Notes;
1.75 Lien Term Loans;
2018 Notes; and
2022 Notes.

These debt instruments provide that as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and interest due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. As a result of the Chapter 11 proceedings,Cases, the Court may limit post-petition interest on debt that may be under securedunder-secured or unsecured.

On January 22, 2018, we closed a debtor-in-possession credit agreement (“DIP Credit Agreement”) with lenders including affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”), Bluescape Resources Company LLC (“Bluescape”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (collectively the “DIP Lenders”). The DIP Credit Agreement includes a senior secured debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million (“Revolver A Facility”) and a senior secured debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million (“Revolver B Facility”, and together with the Revolver A Facility, the “DIP Facilities”). Proceeds from the DIP Facilities were used to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and will provide additional liquidity to fund our operations during the Chapter 11 process.Cases. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we had $156.4 million in outstanding indebtedness and $81.6 million of available borrowing capacity under the DIP Facilities. See further discussion of the DIP Credit Agreement in “Note 8. Debt”. On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes.

Restrictions on trading of our equity securities to protect our use of net operating losses    

The Court has entered a final order pursuant to Sections 362(a)(3) and 541 of the Bankruptcy Code enabling the Company and the Filing Subsidiaries to avoid limitations on the use of our income tax net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and certain other tax attributes by imposing certain notice procedures and transfer restrictions on the trading of our equity securities. In general, the order applies to any person that, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns (or would beneficially own as a result of a proposed transfer) at least 4.5% of our outstanding common shares (“Substantial Shareholder”), and requires that each Substantial Shareholder file with the Court and serve us with notice of such status. Under the order, prior to any proposed acquisition or disposition of equity securities that would result in an increase or decrease in the amount of our equity securities owned by a Substantial Shareholder, or that would result in a person or entity becoming a Substantial Shareholder, such person or entity is required to file with the Court and notify us of such acquisition or disposition. We have the right to seek an injunction from the Court to prevent certain acquisitions or sales of our common shares if the acquisition or sale would pose a material risk of adversely affecting our ability to utilize such tax attributes.


Executory contracts

Subject to certain exceptions, under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors may assume, assign, or reject certain executory contracts and unexpired leases subject to the approval of the Court and fulfillment of certain other conditions. The rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease is generally treated as a breach as of the Petition Date of such executory contract or unexpired lease and, subject to certain exceptions, relieves the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors of performing their future obligations under such executory contract or unexpired lease but may give rise to a general unsecured claim against us or the applicable Filing SubsidiariesDebtors for damages caused by such rejection. The assumption of an executory contract or unexpired lease generally requires the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors to cure existing monetary or other defaults under such executory contract or unexpired lease and provide adequate assurance of future performance.performance thereunder. Any description of the treatment of an executory contract or unexpired lease with the Company or any of the Filing Subsidiaries, including any description of the obligations under any such executory contract or unexpired lease, is qualified by and subject to any rights wethey have with respect to executory contracts and unexpired leases under the Bankruptcy Code.

During March 2018, the Court approved the rejection of the following executory contracts:

Firm transportation agreements with Acadian Gas Pipeline System, (“Acadian”), which required us to transport 325,000 Mmbtu per day on the Acadian Gas Pipeline System or pay reservation charges through October, 31, 2025;
Natural gas sales agreements with Enterprise Products Operating LLC (“Enterprise”), which required us to sell 75,000 Mmbtu per day of natural gas to Enterprise or incur certain costs through October 31, 2025;
Firm transportation agreements with Regency Intrastate Gas Systems LLC, (“Regency”), which required us to either transport 237,500 Mmbtu per day of natural gas or pay reservation charges through January 31, 2020;
Marketing agreement with a subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (“Chesapeake”), which required us to allow Chesapeake to purchase natural gas from certain wells in North Louisiana through 2021; and
Natural gas sales agreements with Shell, which required us to sell 100,000 Mmbtu per day of natural gas to Shell or incur certain costs through November 30, 2020.

On March 1, 2018, the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors filed a motion to reject an agreement to deliver an aggregate minimum volume commitment of natural gas production in East Texas and North Louisiana to certain gathering systems owned by Azure Midstream Energy, LLC and TGG Pipeline, Ltd. (collectively, “Azure”) through November 30, 2018.  OnThe motion was abated on May, 8, 2018 and on May 16, 2018, EXCO Operating Company, LP and Raider Marketing, LP commenced an adversary proceeding (Adv. Proc. No. 18-03096) against Azure to establish that the motion was abated pendingminimum volume commitment agreement is severable from the filingbase gathering agreement between the parties.  The Debtors and the contract counterparties each filed various dispositive motions that were heard by the Court on August 9, 2018. The parties have engaged in settlement discussions related to this matter; however, there can be no assurance the parties will be able to reach an agreement. Any settlement reached between the parties would have to be approved by the Court. As of September 30, 2018, we have accrued $27.6 million related to the minimum volume commitment as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

On August 9, 2018, the Court approved the rejection of the office lease for our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. We subsequently entered into a new lease for a reduced amount of square footage in the same office building with a term through December 31, 2022.
Plan of Reorganization

On October 1, 2018, the Debtors filed a Settlement Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and related Disclosure Statement with the Court. As is customary in bankruptcy proceedings, the Debtors subsequently filed amendments to the Plan and related Disclosure Statement with the Court. The Plan does not currently contemplate the divestiture of any of the Company’s assets. The restructuring transactions contemplated by the Plan include the following key elements:

Holders of the DIP Credit Agreement will receive payment in full in cash with proceeds from a new revolving credit facility (“Exit Facility”);
Holders of the 1.5 Lien Notes will receive payment in full in cash (without payment of any premium or “make-whole”) with the proceeds from a new second lien debt instrument;
Holders of the 1.75 Lien Term Loans will receive 82 percent of the equity in the reorganized Company and 82 percent of the interests in a claims trust that will hold certain litigation claims (“Claims Trust”);
Holders of the Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes, 2022 Notes and allowed general unsecured claims (other than “Convenience Claims” as defined below or those creditors that elect to be treated as holding Convenience Claims, and claims against Raider Marketing, LP or Raider Marketing GP, LLC) will receive, collectively, (i) 18 percent of

the equity in the reorganized Company, (ii) $15.4 million in cash, and (iii) 18 percent of the interests in the Claims Trust;
Holders of allowed claims greater than $0 but less than or equal to $405,000 (“Convenience Claims”), along with any holder of an adversary proceeding.allowed general unsecured claim who elects to be treated as a holder of an allowed Convenience Claim, will receive a pro rata share of $5.0 million in cash;
Holders of claims against Raider Marketing, LP or Raider Marketing GP, LLC shall not receive a distribution and claims will be deemed canceled, discharged, released and extinguished;
Holders of existing equity interests in EXCO shall not receive a distribution and the equity interests will be deemed cancelled, discharged, released and extinguished; and
The carriers of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage related to the Debtors agreed to pay $13.4 million (“D&O Proceeds”) in exchange for full and final settlement of potential claims and causes of action against current and former directors and officers.

The Debtors shall fund distributions under the Plan with: (i) cash on hand; (ii) the Exit Facility; (iii) a new second lien debt instrument; (iv) the equity in the reorganized Company; and, (v) the D&O Proceeds.

We currently believe the Plan would allow us to preserve our tax attributes upon emergence if we are eligible for an exception in Section 382(l)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code. See further discussion of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and the impact of the Plan on our tax attributes in “Note 10. Income taxes”.

On November 5, 2018, the Court authorized us to solicit acceptances of the Plan and approved the Disclosure Statement and other related solicitation materials and procedures necessary to approve the Plan. We are currently in the process of soliciting votes with respect to the Plan. The Plan is subject to acceptance by certain holders of claims against the Debtors and to confirmation by the Court. The Plan will be accepted by a class of claims entitled to vote if at least one-half in number and two-thirds in dollar amount of claims actually voting in the class have voted to accept the Plan. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Bankruptcy Code, the Court may confirm the Plan even if it has not been accepted by all impaired classes of claims and equity interests if the Debtors demonstrate, among other things, that (i) no class junior to the rejecting class is receiving or retaining property under the plan and (ii) no class of claims or interests senior to the rejecting class is being paid more than in full. A hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan is scheduled to be held on December 10, 2018 in the Court (“Confirmation Hearing”). If the Plan is ultimately confirmed by the Court, the Debtors will emerge from bankruptcy pursuant to the terms of the Plan. 
Accounting during bankruptcy

We have applied Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), in the preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For periods subsequent to the Chapter 11 filings, ASC 852 requires the financial statements to distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Accordingly, certain revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses that are realized or incurred during the bankruptcy proceedings, including losses related to executory contracts that have been approved for rejection by the Court, and adjustments to the carrying value of certain indebtedness are recorded as “Reorganization items, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. In addition, pre-petition obligations that may be impacted by the Chapter 11 process have been classified on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018 as “Liabilities subject to compromise.”

Liabilities subject to compromise

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018 includes amounts classified as liabilities subject to compromise, which represent liabilities that are anticipated to be allowed as claims in the Chapter 11 Cases. These amounts represent our current estimate of known or potential obligations to be resolved in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings,Cases, and may differ from actual future settlement amounts paid. Differences between liabilities estimated and claims filed, or to be filed, will be investigated and resolved in connection with the claims resolution process. We will continue to evaluate these liabilities throughout the Chapter 11 process and adjust amounts as necessary. Such adjustments may be material.

Liabilities subject to compromise includesinclude amounts related to the rejection of various executory contracts.contracts and unexpired leases. Additional amounts may be included in liabilities subject to compromise in future periods if additional executory contracts or unexpired leases are rejected. Conversely, to the extent that executory contracts or unexpired leases are not rejected and are instead assumed, liabilities associated therewith would constitute post-petition liabilities which will be satisfied in full under a plan of reorganization. The nature of certain potential claims arising under the Debtors’ executory contracts and

unexpired leases has not been determined at this time, and therefore, such claims are not reasonably estimable at this time and may be material.

The following table summarizes the components of liabilities subject to compromise included on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018:

(in thousands) March 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
Current maturities of long-term debt $927,917
 $927,917
Accrued interest payable 34,281
 34,281
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 118,710
 110,656
Liabilities related to rejected executory contracts 415,963
 418,771
Liabilities subject to compromise $1,496,871
 $1,491,625

As of March 31,September 30, 2018, the principal and accrued interest associated with the DIP Credit Agreement and 1.5 Lien Notes were not classified as liabilities subject to compromise as a result of the adequate protection approved by the Court and our current estimates of the recoverability of claims related to these instruments.

Reorganization items, net

We have incurred significant expenses associated with the Chapter 11 process, primarily (i) the acceleration of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and deferred reductions in carrying value associated with debt instruments previously accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring pursuant to ASC 470-60, Troubled Debt Restructuring by Debtors, (ii) adjustments for estimated allowable claims related to executory contracts approved for rejection by the Court, and (iii) legal and professional fees incurred subsequent to the Petition Date related to the restructuring process. These costs, which are being expensed as incurred, significantly impact our results of operations. The following table summarizes the components included in “Reorganization items, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018:

(in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Legal and professional fees $13,850
 $15,184
 $44,766
Deferred financing costs, debt discounts and deferred reductions in carrying value 29,853
 
 30,509
Rejection of executory contracts 309,197
 2,985
 312,182
Reorganization items, net $352,900
 $18,169
 $387,457

Interest expense

We have discontinued recording interest on debt instruments classified as liabilities subject to compromise as of the Petition Date. The contractual interest on liabilities subject to compromise not reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations was approximately $21.9$75.6 million, representing interest expense from the Petition Date through March 31,September 30, 2018. The cash interest rate of 12.5% was utilized in the determination of contractual interest expense that would have been incurred under the 1.75 Lien Term Loans for the period subsequent to the Petition Date.


2.Significant accounting policies

We consider significant accounting policies to be those related to our estimates of proved reserves, oil and natural gas properties, derivatives, business combinations, equity-based compensation, goodwill, revenue recognition, asset retirement obligations and income taxes. The policies include significant estimates made by management using information available at the time the estimates were made. However, these estimates could change materially if different information or assumptions were used. These policies and others are summarized in our 2017 Form 10-K. In addition, see further discussion of our application of ASC 852 as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation”.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The main difference between the current requirement under GAAP and ASU 2016-02 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. ASU 2016-02 requires that a lessee recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term (other than leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease). The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance leases. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense (similar to current operating leases) while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern (similar to current capital leases). Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting. For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-02 must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients. These transactions will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented.

In January 2018, the FASB issued further guidance on the new lease standard in ASU No. 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 (“ASU 2018-01”). ASU 2018-01 provides a practical expedient to exclude existing or expired land easements from the evaluation of leases under ASU 2016-02 if the easements were not previously accounted for as leases under the current guidance. In July 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance on the accounting for leases in ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements (“ASU 2018-11”). ASU 2016-02 was initially required to be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, which would require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The guidance in ASU 2018-11 provides companies with another transition method that allows entities to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the date of adoption. Under this method, previously presented years’ financial positions and results would not be adjusted. The new guidance also provides lessors with a practical expedient, by class of underlying asset, to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component if (1) the non-lease components would otherwise be accounted for under the new revenue recognition standard, (2) both the timing and pattern of transfer are the same for the non-lease components and associated lease component, and (3) if accounted for separately, the lease component would be classified as an operating lease. We are currently assessing the potential impact of ASU 2016-02 and related clarifying updates and expect they will have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations upon adoption. We are currently unable to quantify the impact the standard will have on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force) (“ASU 2016-18”). The amendments in this update require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in total cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. We adopted ASU 2016-18 in the first quarter of 2018 utilizing retrospective application. The adoption resulted in an increase in reported investing cash flows of $4.4$12.2 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017 with a corresponding adjustment to the reported end of period cash balances.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (“ASU 2017-01”). ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Under ASU 2017-01, an entity must first determine whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar assets. If this threshold is met, the set is not a business. If this threshold is not met, the entity then evaluates whether the set meets the requirement that a business includes, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted ASU 2017-01 in the first quarter of 2018 and

will apply the guidance of ASU 2017-01 prospectively to future asset acquisitions, including the acquisitions as part of the Appalachia JV Settlement during the first quarter of 2018.

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception (“ASU 2017-11”). ASU 2017-11 revises the guidance for instruments with down round features in Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, which is considered in determining whether an equity-linked financial instrument qualifies for a scope exception from derivative accounting. An entity is still required to determine whether instruments would be classified in equity under the guidance in Subtopic 815-40 in determining whether they qualify for that scope exception. If they do qualify, freestanding instruments with down round features are no longer classified as liabilities. Our 2017 Warrants (as defined in “Note 7. Derivative financial instruments”) are required to be classified as liabilities under the current guidance due to their down round features. The amendments in Part I are required to be applied retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with down round features. ASU 2017-11 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently assessing the impact of ASU 2017-11; however, we believe that it could have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations if

we determine the 2017 Warrants qualify for equity classification. However, we believe it is highly likely that our existing common shares as well as the 2017 Warrants will be canceled at the conclusion of our Chapter 11 Cases.

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC paragraphs pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“ASU 2018-05”). The Amendmentsamendments in this update add various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”). SAB 118 directs taxpayers to consider the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) as provisional when it does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in the tax law. SAB 118 provides a one-year measurement period from a registrant’s reporting period that includes the Tax Act’s enactment date to allow the registrant sufficient time to obtain, prepare and analyze information to complete the required accounting under ASC 740. As described in the 2017 Form 10-K, we reflected the impact of the changes in rates on our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017, as we are required to reflect the change in the period in which the law is enacted. We are still analyzing certain aspects of the Tax Act, which could potentially affect the measurement of our income tax balances and future income tax expense or benefit. The ultimate impact of the Tax Act may differ from the estimates provided herein, possibly materially, due to additional regulatory guidance, changes in interpretations and assumptions, and other actions as a result of the Tax Act.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). The amendments in this update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods or services from nonemployees. An entity should apply the requirements of Topic 718 to nonemployee awards except in certain circumstances. ASU 2018-07 clarifies that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be consumed in a grantor’s operations unless the transaction effectively provides financing to the grantor or are awarded under a contract accounted for under Topic 606 (as defined below). ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The amendments require that adjustments required upon application of the update be made through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We have historically awarded share-based compensation to nonemployees; however, we do not currently have any outstanding share-based awards to nonemployees. Therefore, we do not believe the adoption of ASU 2018-07 will have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations unless share-based payments are issued to nonemployees in the future.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-09, Codification Improvements (“ASU 2018-09”). The amendments in this update include changes to clarify and make other incremental improvements to GAAP under the FASB’s perpetual project to address suggestions from stakeholders. The amendments in this update affect a wide variety of topics and apply to all reporting entities within the scope of the affected accounting guidance. The transition and effective date guidance is based on the facts and circumstances of each amendment. A number of the amendments do not require transition guidance and are effective as of the issuance of the update while many of the updates that have transition guidance are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. For amendments relating to issued but not effective guidance, the effective date of these amendments follows that of the originally issued update. We are currently assessing the potential impact of the many amendments within ASU 2018-09 and are currently unable to quantify the impact, if any, the standard will have on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.


Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). The FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued this comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The FASB issued additional ASUs that primarily clarified the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations, performance obligations and licensing, collectability, presentation of sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from customers, and non-cash consideration. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method.

We adopted ASU 2014-09 and related updates in the first quarter of 2018 based on the modified retrospective method of adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations. We have implemented processes to ensure new contracts are reviewed for the appropriate accounting treatment and to generate the disclosures required under the new standard.

Overview of marketing arrangements

We produce oil and natural gas. We do not refine or process the oil or natural gas we produce. We sell the majority of the oil we produce under contracts using market sensitive pricing. The majority of our oil contracts are based on NYMEX pricing, which is typically calculated as the average of the daily closing prices of oil to be delivered one month in the future. We also sell a portion of our oil at F.O.B. field prices posted by the principal purchaser of oil where our producing properties are located. Our sales contracts are of a type common within the industry, and we usually negotiate a separate contract for each area. Generally, we sell our oil to purchasers and refiners near the areas of our producing properties.

We sell the majority of our natural gas under individually negotiated gas purchase contracts using market sensitive pricing. Our sales contracts vary in length from spot market sales of a single day to term agreements that may extend for a month or more. Our natural gas customers primarily include natural gas marketing companies. The natural gas purchase contracts define the terms and conditions unique to each of these sales. The price received for natural gas sold on the spot market varies daily, reflecting changing market conditions.

Revenue recognition under ASC 606

We use the sales method of accounting for oil and natural gas revenues. We record sales revenue based on an estimate of the volumes delivered at estimated prices as determined by the applicable sales agreement. We estimate our sales volumes primarily on company-measured volume readings. We then adjust our oil and natural gas sales in subsequent periods based on the data received from our purchasers that reflects actual volumes and prices received. Historically, these differences have been immaterial. Natural gas imbalances at March 31,September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were not significant.

We generally sell oil and natural gas under two types of agreements that are common in our industry. Both types of agreements include transportation charges. We evaluate whether we are the principal or the agent in each transaction. The first

type of agreement is a net-back arrangement, under which we sell oil or natural gas at the wellhead and collect a price, net of the transportation costs incurred by the purchaser. The purchaser takes custody, title and risk of loss of the oil or natural gas at the wellhead. In this case, we record revenue when the control transfers to the purchaser at the wellhead based on the price received, net of the transportation costs.

Under the second type of agreement, we sell oil or natural gas at a specific delivery point, pay transportation to a third-party and receive proceeds from the purchaser with no transportation deduction. The purchaser takes custody, title, and risk of loss of the oil or natural gas at the specific delivery point. In this case, we are deemed to be the principal and the ultimate third-party purchaser is deemed to be the customer. We recognize revenue when control transfers to the purchaser at the specific delivery point based on the price received from the purchaser. The costs that we incur to transport the oil or natural gas are recorded as gathering and transportation expenses. As such, our computed realized prices include revenues that are recognized under two separate bases.

Raider Marketing, LP (“Raider”) is a wholly owned subsidiary focused on the marketing of oil and natural gas. Raider purchases and resells natural gas from third-party producers, as well as oil and natural gas from operated wells in Texas and Louisiana, and charges a fee for marketing services to certain working interest owners in the related wells. Raider takes custody, title and risk of loss from the third-party producer upon the purchase of natural gas and then sells the natural gas to a

separate third-party purchaser further downstream. The price paid for the purchase of natural gas from the third-party producer is not dependent on the price received from the ultimate purchaser. We are deemed to be the principal in these transactions. As such, third party purchases and sales are reported on a gross basis as “Purchased natural gas” expenses and “Purchased natural gas and marketing” revenues, respectively. The marketing fee charged by Raider to certain working interest owners in our operated wells is reported as “Purchased natural gas and marketing” revenues.

Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations

Our sales are short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less. We have utilized the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14 exempting us from disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less.

Contract balances

Under our oil and natural gas sales contracts, we invoice customers once our performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point payment is unconditional. Accordingly, our oil and natural gas sales contracts do not give rise to contract assets or liabilities under ASC 606.

Prior-period performance obligations

We record revenue in the month production is delivered to the purchaser. However, settlement statements for certain oil and natural gas sales may not be received for 30 to 90 days after the date production is delivered, and as a result, we are required to estimate the amount of production delivered to the purchaser and the price that will be received for the sale of the product. We record the differences between our estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month that payment is received from the purchaser. We have internal controls for our revenue estimation process and related accruals, and any identified differences between our revenue estimates and actual revenue received historically have not been significant. For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, revenue recognized in the reporting period related to performance obligations satisfied in prior reporting periods was not material.

3.Acquisitions, divestitures and other significant events

Appalachia JV Settlement

On January 26, 2018, we filed a motion in the Court to authorize the entry into a settlement agreement with a subsidiary of Shell to resolve arbitration regarding our right to participate in an area of mutual interest in the Appalachia region. The final order related to this settlement was approved on February 22, 2018 and we closed the settlement agreement on February 27, 2018. Under the terms of the Appalachia JV Settlement:
Shell transferred its interests to EXCO in each of BG Production Company (PA), LLC, BG Production Company (WV), LLC, OPCO, and Appalachia Midstream, LLC (“Appalachia Midstream”). On April 20, 2018, BG Production Company (PA), LLC legally changed its name to EXCO Production Company (PA) II, LLC and BG Production Company (WV), LLC legally changed its name to EXCO Production Company (WV) II, LLC;

Shell and EXCO terminated and considered to be fulfilled obligations and liabilities under certain specified agreements related to the Appalachia JV;
EXCO reconveyed its interests in certain leases, representing an interest in 364 net acres, that EXCO had previously acquired from Shell within the area of mutual interest, in exchange for consideration of $0.7 million;
EXCO and Shell mutually released all existing, future, known, and unknown claims for all existing, future, known, and unknown damages and remedies that each party may have against one another arising out of or relating to the joint development agreement, the area of mutual interest, the arbitration, the state court action, and all joint venture dealings among the parties and certain of their affiliates in the Appalachia region, except as expressly provided in the settlement; and
EXCO caused the arbitration and the state court action to be dismissed with prejudice.

The settlement increased our acreage in the Appalachia region by approximately 177,700 net acres, and the production from the additional interests in producing wells acquired was 26 net Mmcfe per day during December 2017. In addition, EXCO now owns 100% of OPCO and Appalachia Midstream subsequent to the settlement. Prior to the settlement, we accounted for our 50% ownership interests in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream as equity method investments. The entities associated with the Appalachia JV Settlement, including EXCO Production Company (PA) II, LLC, EXCO Production Company (WV) II,

LLC, OPCO, and Appalachia Midstream, have not filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the operations of these entities are not expected to be affected by the Chapter 11 Cases.

We accounted for the acquisitions in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations. The following table presents a summary of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the Appalachia JV Settlement as of the closing date.
(in thousands) Amount Amount
Assets acquired:    
Cash and cash equivalents $14,832
 $14,832
Accounts receivable, net 6,493
 6,493
Other current assets 5,264
 5,264
Unproved oil and natural gas properties 33,542
 33,542
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties, net 72,548
 72,548
Other assets 18,109
 18,109
Liabilities assumed:    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (9,478) (9,718)
Asset retirement obligations (2,315) (2,315)
Other long-term liabilities (9,895) (9,895)
Fair value of net assets acquired $129,100
 $128,860

The fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired as part of the Appalachia JV Settlement of $129.1$128.9 million resulted in a gain of $119.5$119.2 million after remeasurement of our previously held equity interest in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream.Midstream and adjustments to certain balances held by OPCO. As of the closing date, the carrying value of our equity investments in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream was $9.6 million.

We performed a valuation of the assets and liabilities acquired as of the closing date. A summary of the key inputs areis as follows:

Working capital - The fair value approximated the carrying value for working capital including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Oil and natural gas properties - The fair value allocated to unproved and proved oil and natural gas properties was $33.5 million and $72.5 million, respectively. The fair value of oil and natural gas properties was determined based on a discounted cash flow model of the estimated reserves. The estimated quantities of reserves utilized assumptions based on our internal geological, engineering data and financial data. We utilized NYMEX forward strip prices to value the reserves then applied various discount rates depending on the classification of reserves and other risk characteristics.

Other assets - The fair value allocated to other assets was $18.1 million, which is primarily comprised of natural gas gathering assets held by Appalachia Midstream. The fair value of the natural gas gathering assets was determined based on transaction multiples of peer companies and a discounted cash flow model from our internally generated oil and natural gas reserves for the related properties.

Asset retirement liabilities - The fair value allocated to asset retirement obligations was $2.3 million. These asset retirement obligations represent the present value of the estimated amount to be incurred to plug, abandon and remediate proved producing properties at the end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable state laws. The fair value was determined based on a discounted cash flow model, which included assumptions of the estimated current abandonment costs, discount rate, inflation rate, and timing associated with the incurrence of these costs.

Firm transportation contract - OPCO holds a contract that requires it to transport a minimum volume of natural gas or pay reservation charges. The performance obligations under the contract exceeded the future economic benefit to be received over the life of the contract. We calculated the fair value as the present value of the remaining unused commitments discounted at a rate consistent with market participants. The fair value of the liability was $12.1 million, including the current portion of $2.2 million and the long-term portion of $9.9 million.

Pro forma results of operations - The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma results of operations if the Appalachia JV Settlement had occurred on January 1, 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands except for per share data) 2018 20172018 2017 2018 2017
Oil and natural gas revenues $94,543
 $83,557
$98,571
 $67,556
 $291,244
 $228,638
Net income (loss)(1) (209,789) 10,159
3,684
 (19,295) (198,361) 113,547
Basic earnings (loss) per share $(9.58) $0.54
$0.17
 $(0.83) $(9.14) $5.51
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $(9.58) $0.54
$0.17
 $(0.83) $(9.14) $5.51
(1)The pro forma results of operations include adjustments for revenues and direct expenses related to the interests acquired as part of the Appalachia JV Settlement. Net income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes the non-cash gains or losses associated with the fair value of net assets acquired and remeasurement of previously held interests in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream.

Related party transactions - As noted previously, prior to the Appalachia JV Settlement, we accounted for our 50% ownership interests in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream as equity method investments. OPCO served as the operator of our wells in the Appalachia JV and we advanced funds to OPCO on an as needed basis. Additionally, there wereare service agreements between us and OPCO whereby we provide administrative and technical services for which we are reimbursed. Prior to the closing of the settlement, we had received $1.7 million under these agreements during 2018.

4.Asset retirement obligations

The following is a reconciliation of our asset retirement obligations for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018:
(in thousands)    
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period $12,017
 $12,017
Activity during the period:    
Liabilities incurred during the period 
 
Revisions in estimated assumptions (1) (1)
Liabilities settled during the period (7) (77)
Adjustment to liability due to acquisitions (1) 2,315
 2,319
Adjustment to liability due to divestitures (7) (7)
Accretion of discount 241
 778
Asset retirement obligations at end of period 14,558
 15,029
Less current portion 600
 600
Long-term portion $13,958
 $14,429
(1)The increase in our asset retirement obligations during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 is primarily due to additional interests in oil and natural gas properties acquired as part of the Appalachia JV Settlement.

Our asset retirement obligations are determined using discounted cash flow methodologies based on inputs and assumptions developed by management. We do not have any assets that are legally restricted for purposes of settling asset retirement obligations.

5.Oil and natural gas properties

We use the full cost method of accounting, which involves capitalizing all acquisition, exploration, exploitation and development costs of oil and natural gas properties. Once we incur costs, they are recorded in the depletable pool of proved properties or in unproved properties (“collectively,(collectively, the “full cost pool”). We review our unproved oil and natural gas property costs on a quarterly basis to assess for impairment or the need to transfer unproved costs to proved properties as a result of extensions or discoveries from drilling operations or determination that no proved reserves are attributable to such costs. The majority of our undeveloped properties are held-by-production, which reduces the risk of impairment as a result of lease expirations. There were no impairments of unproved properties during the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 orand 2017.


At the end of each quarterly period, companies that use the full cost method of accounting for their oil and natural gas properties must compute a limitation on capitalized costs (“ceiling test”). The ceiling test involves comparing the net book value of the full cost pool, after taxes, to the full cost ceiling limitation defined below. In the event the full cost ceiling limitation is less than the full cost pool, we are required to record an impairment of our oil and natural gas properties. The full cost ceiling limitation is computed as the sum of the present value of estimated future net revenues from our proved reserves by applying the average price as prescribed by the SEC, less estimated future expenditures (based on current costs) to develop and produce the proved reserves, discounted at 10%, plus the cost of properties not being amortized and the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties included in the costs being amortized, net of income tax effects. During March 2018, the Court approved the rejection of certain executory contracts related to the sale, marketing and transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region. The rejection of these executory contracts has positively impacted the present value of our proved reserves. See further discussion of the rejection of executory contracts in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation”.

The ceiling test for each period was based on the following average spot prices, in each case adjusted for quality factors and regional differentials to derive estimated future net revenues. Prices presented in the table below are the trailing twelve-month simple average spot prices at the first of the month for natural gas at Henry Hub (“HH”) and West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil at Cushing, Oklahoma. The fluctuations demonstrate the volatility in oil and natural gas prices between each of the periods and have a significant impact on our ceiling test limitation.
 Average spot prices Average spot prices
 Oil (per Bbl) Natural gas (per Mmbtu) Oil (per Bbl) Natural gas (per Mmbtu)
September 30, 2018 $63.54
 $2.91
June 30, 2018 57.68
 2.92
March 31, 2018 $53.49
 $3.00
 53.49
 3.00
December 31, 2017 51.34
 2.98
 51.34
 2.98

We did not recognize an impairment to our proved oil and natural gas properties for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 or for the three months ended March 31,and 2017. The possibility and amount of any future impairments is difficult to predict, and will depend, in part, upon future oil and natural gas prices to be utilized in the ceiling test, estimates of proved reserves, future capital expenditures and operating costs.

As of March 31,September 30, 2018, our proved undeveloped reserves were limited to certain wells expected to be completed during 2018. Our recognition of proved undeveloped reserves continues to be affected by the uncertainty regarding our availability of capital required to develop these reserves. A significant amount of our proved undeveloped reserves that were previously reclassified to unproved remain economic at current prices, and we may report proved undeveloped reserves in the future if we determine we have the financial capability to execute a development plan.

The evaluation of impairment of our oil and natural gas properties includes estimates of proved reserves. There are inherent uncertainties in estimating quantities of proved reserves including projecting the future rates of production and the timing of development activities. The accuracy of any reserve estimate is a function of the quality of available data, and engineering and geological interpretation and judgment. Results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of the estimate may justify revisions of such estimate. Accordingly, reserve estimates often differ from the quantities of oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered.


6.Earnings (loss) per share

The following table presents the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share computations, adjusted to give effect to our reverse share split on June 12, 2017, for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Basic net income (loss) per common share:            
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $8,193
 $3,684
 $(18,824) $(199,621) $110,119
Weighted average common shares outstanding 21,902
 18,726
 21,616
 23,319
 21,710
 20,599
Net income (loss) per basic common share $(9.64) $0.44
 $0.17
 $(0.81) $(9.19) $5.35
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:            
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $8,193
 $3,684
 $(18,824) $(199,621) $110,119
Weighted average common shares outstanding 21,902
 18,726
 21,616
 23,319
 21,710
 20,599
Dilutive effect of:            
Restricted shares and restricted share units 
 23
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares and common share equivalents outstanding 21,902
 18,749
 21,616
 23,319
 21,710
 20,599
Net income (loss) per diluted common share $(9.64) $0.44
 $0.17
 $(0.81) $(9.19) $5.35

Basic net income (loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. In addition, warrants representing the right to purchase our common shares at an exercise price of $0.01 are included in our weighted average common shares outstanding and used in the computation of our basic net income (loss) per common share.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 is computed in the same manner as basic net income (loss) per share after assuming the issuance of common shares for all potentially dilutive common share equivalents, which include stock options, restricted share units, restricted share awards, warrants representing the right to purchase our common shares at an exercise price of $13.95, and for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, warrants issued to Energy Strategic Advisory Services LLC (“ESAS”), whether exercisable or not. The computation of diluted net income (loss) per share excluded 12,640,29510,792,583 and 3,232,22221,723,733 antidilutive common share equivalents for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 11,414,989 and 9,951,298 antidilutive common share equivalents for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The antidilutive common share equivalents for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 primarily related to the warrants representing the right to purchase our common shares at an exercise price of $13.95. The antidilutive common share equivalents for the three months ended March 31, 2017 primarily related to warrants issued to ESAS.

7.Derivative financial instruments

Our derivative financial instruments are comprised of commodity derivatives and common share warrants.

The table below presents the effect of derivative financial instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(in thousands)   March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017   September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Current assets Derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives $
 $1,150
 Derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives $
 $1,150
Liabilities subject to compromise Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants $(1,767) $
 Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (522) 
Long-term liabilities Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 
 (1,950) Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 
 (1,950)

The table below presents the effect of derivative financial instruments on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives $(615) $15,533
 $
 $860
 $(615) $22,934
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 183
 6,004
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (287) 18,286
 1,428
 146,585

Commodity derivative financial instruments

We have historically entered into commodity derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to commodity price fluctuations, protect our returns on investments and achieve a more predictable cash flow from operations. These transactions limit exposure to declines in commodity prices, but also limit the benefits we would realize if commodity prices increase. Settlements in the normal course of maturities of our derivative financial instrument contracts result in cash receipts from, or cash disbursements to, our derivative contract counterparties. Changes in the fair value of our derivative financial instrument contracts, which include both cash settlements and non-cash changes in fair value, are included in earnings with a corresponding increase or decrease in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets fair value amounts.

At December 31, 2017, we had outstanding swap contracts covering 3,650 Bbtu of natural gas at a weighted average strike price of $3.15 per Mmbtu. In January 2018, the counterparty to our remaining open swap contracts early terminated the outstanding contracts effective January 31, 2018.  We received proceeds of $0.5 million for the settlement of these contracts in February 2018. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we did not have any outstanding commodity derivative financial instruments.

Common share warrants

In connection with the issuance of the 1.5 Lien Notes, on March 15, 2017, we issued warrants to the investors of the 1.5 Lien Notes representing the right to purchase an aggregate of up to 21,505,383 common shares (assuming a cash exercise) at an exercise price of $13.95 per share (“Financing Warrants”), and warrants representing the right to purchase an aggregate of up to 431,433 common shares (assuming a cash exercise) at an exercise price of$0.01of $0.01 per share (“Commitment Fee Warrants”). In addition, certain exchanging holders of the Second Lien Term Loans received warrants representing the right to purchase an aggregate of up to 1,325,546 common shares (assuming a cash exercise) at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (“Amendment Fee Warrants”, and with the Commitment Fee Warrants and Financing Warrants, collectively referred to as the “2017 Warrants”).

On January 16, 2018, affiliates of Fairfax, which had previously been identified as a related party, surrendered all of their rights to the Commitment Fee, Amendment Fee and Financing Warrants. Their rights under the 2017 Warrants entitled them to purchase in aggregate up to 10,824,376 common shares at $13.95 per share and 1,725,576 common shares at $0.01 per share.

Pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Warrants, the 2017 Warrants may not be exercised, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, if, as a result of such exercise, the holder or its affiliates would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of our outstanding common shares. Each of the 2017 Warrants has an exercise term of 5 years from May 31, 2017 and, subject to certain exceptions, may be exercised by cash or cashless exercise. The Financing Warrants are subject to an anti-dilution adjustment in the event we issue common shares for consideration less than the market value of our common shares or exercise price of the Financing Warrants, subject to certain adjustments and exceptions. The Commitment Fee Warrants and the Amendment Fee Warrants are subject to an anti-dilution adjustment in the event we issue common shares at a price per share less than $10.50 per share, subject to certain exceptions and adjustments. The 2017 Warrants are accounted for as derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”), and are required to be classified as liabilities due to the types of anti-dilution adjustments.

We record the 2017 Warrants as non-current liabilities at fair value, with the increase or decrease in fair value being recognized in earnings. The 2017 Warrants will be measured at fair value on a recurring basis until the date of exercise or the date of expiration. As a result of the change in the fair value of the 2017 Warrants, we recorded a loss of $0.3 million and a gain $18.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and gains of $0.2$1.4 million and $6.0$146.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, on the revaluation of the warrants, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, in “Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The gains were primarily due to a decrease in EXCO’sour share price and the cancellation of warrants by affiliates of Fairfax.


8.Debt

The carrying value of our total debt is summarized as follows:
(in thousands) March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
DIP Credit Agreement $156,406
 $
 $156,406
 $
EXCO Resources Credit Agreement 
 126,401
 
 126,401
1.5 Lien Notes, net of unamortized discount 316,958
 176,560
 316,958
 176,560
1.75 Lien Term Loans, net of unamortized discount 708,926
 845,763
 708,926
 845,763
Second Lien Term Loans 17,246
 23,543
 17,246
 23,543
2018 Notes, net of unamortized discount 131,576
 131,345
 131,576
 131,345
2022 Notes 70,169
 70,169
 70,169
 70,169
Deferred financing costs, net 
 (11,281) 
 (11,281)
Total debt, net 1,401,281
 1,362,500
 1,401,281
 1,362,500
Less amounts included in liabilities subject to compromise 927,917
 
 927,917
 
Current maturities of long-term debt $473,364
 $1,362,500
 $473,364
 $1,362,500

As of December 31, 2017, we classified all of our outstanding indebtedness as a current liability as a result of agreements entered into in anticipation of events of default under certain debt agreements, as well as any outstanding debt with cross-default provisions, and an event of default under the Second Lien Term Loans. The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement, 1.5 Lien Notes, 1.75 Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes. These debt instruments provide that as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and interest due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement with respect to the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

As of the Petition Date, we adjusted the carrying value of our indebtedness to the estimated amount that will be allowed as claims in the Chapter 11 Cases. These amounts represent our current estimate and may materially differ from actual future settlement amounts paid. This resulted in expenses of $24.4 million for the acceleration of (i) deferred financing costs, (ii) debt discounts, and (iii) deferred reductions in carrying value associated with debt instruments previously accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring pursuant to ASC 470-60, which was classified as “Reorganization items, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. As discussed below, the proceeds from the DIP Facilities were used to repay all obligations under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement was terminated. The financing costs of $5.4$6.1 million that were directly attributable to the DIP Credit Agreement were expensed as “Reorganization items, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018.

On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes. We accrued interest on 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes through the Petition Date with no interest accrued subsequent to the filings. The 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes have been reclassified as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, the carrying value for each of our debt instruments approximates the principal amount. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, the principal and accrued interest associated with the DIP Credit Agreement and 1.5 Lien Notes were not classified as liabilities subject to compromise as a result of the adequate protection approved by the Court and our current estimate of the recoverability of claims related to these debt instruments.
The Plan provides for a reorganization of the Debtors as a going concern with a significant reduction in indebtedness and improved capital structure. See further discussion of the key proposed restructuring elements contemplated in the Plan and the confirmation process in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation”. The DIP Credit Agreement is expected to be repaid in full with proceeds from the issuance of the Exit Facility. Furthermore, the 1.5 Lien Notes are expected to be repaid in full in cash (without payment of any premium or “make-whole”) with the proceeds from a new second lien debt instrument. We are currently engaged in discussions with financial institutions regarding the potential issuance of the Exit Facility and a new second lien debt instrument. Our ability to consummate the Plan is dependent upon our ability to issue the Exit Facility and the new second lien debt instrument. There can be no assurance the exit financing required to consummate the Plan will be available or, if available, offered on acceptable terms.

DIP Credit Agreement

On January 18, 2018, the Court entered into an interim order that authorized us to enter into the DIP Credit Agreement. On January 22, 2018, we closed the DIP Credit Agreement, which includes the Revolver A Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million and the Revolver B Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million with the DIP Lenders. Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. is the administrative agent (“DIP Agent”) for the DIP Credit Agreement. The proceeds of the DIP Facilities may be used in accordance with the DIP Credit Agreement to (i) repay obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement, (ii) pay for operating expenses incurred during the Chapter 11 Cases subject to a budget provided to the DIP Lenders under the DIP Credit Agreement, (iii) pay for certain transaction costs, fees and expenses,

and (iv) pay for certain other costs and expenses of administering the Chapter 11 Cases. We used approximately $104.0 million of the proceeds provided through the DIP Facilities to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. Under the DIP Credit Agreement, approximately $24.0 million of outstanding letters of credit were deemed issued under the Revolver A Facility, and approximately $21.6 million of loans outstanding under the EXCO Resources Agreement were deemed exchanged for loans under the Revolver B Facility.

On February 22, 2018, the Court entered into a final order authorizing entry into the DIP Credit Agreement on a final basis. The entry into the final order resulted in the termination of the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we had $156.4 million in outstanding indebtedness and $12.0 million of letters of credit outstanding under the DIP Facilities. Our available borrowing capacity under the DIP Facilities was $81.6 million as of March 31,September 30, 2018.

All amounts outstanding under the DIP Facilities bear interest at an adjusted LIBOR plus 4.00% per annum. During the continuance of an event of default under the DIP Facilities, the outstanding amounts bear interest at an additional 2.00% per annum above the interest rate otherwise applicable.

The DIP Facilities will mature on the earliest of (a) 12 months from the initial borrowings on January 22, 2018, (b) the effective date of a plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 Cases, or (c) the date of termination of all revolving commitments and/or the acceleration of the obligations under the DIP Facilities following an event of default. We have theThe DIP Credit Agreement provided us with an option subject to certain conditions, to extend the maturity of the DIP Facilities to the date that is 18 months from the initial borrowing date.date if certain conditions are met. These conditions included a requirement to file a plan of reorganization with the Court no later than July 1, 2018. We did not file a plan of reorganization with the Court prior to July 1, 2018; therefore, an extension of the DIP Facilities beyond the original maturity date would require a waiver or consent from the DIP Lenders. Borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement are subject to an initial borrowing base of $250.0 million. BeginningThe initial borrowing base redetermination will occur on or about January 1, 2019,2019. Thereafter, the borrowing base will be subject to adjustment semi-annually, on April 1 and October 1 of each year based upon the value of our oil and gas reserves. The DIP Lenders have considerable discretion in setting our borrowing base as part of the redetermination process. However, we may elect to redetermine the borrowing base to an amount equal to two-thirds of the net present value, discounted at nine percent, of our proved developed reserves.

The DIP Lenders and the DIP Agent, subject to the Carve-Out (as defined below), at all times: (i) are entitled to joint and several super-priority administrative expense claim status in the Chapter 11 Cases; (ii) have a first priority lien on substantially all of our assets; (iii) have a junior lien on any of our assets subject to a valid, perfected and non-avoidable lien as of the Petition Date, other than such liens securing the obligations under the 1.5 Lien Notes, 1.75 Lien Term Loans and Second Lien Term Loans, and (iv) have a first priority pledge of 100% of the stock and other equity interests in each of our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our obligations to the DIP Lenders and the liens and super-priority claims are subject in each case to a carve out (“Carve-Out”) that accounts for certain administrative, court and legal fees payable in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases.

The DIP Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including, but not limited to:

our cash (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement) plus unused commitments under the DIP Credit Agreement cannot be less than $20.0 million; and
aggregate disbursements cannot exceed 120% of the aggregate disbursements (excluding professional fees incurred in the Chapter 11 Cases) set forth in the 13-week forecasts provided to the DIP Agent. The testing period is based on the immediately preceding four-week period and is measured every two weeks. The 13-week forecast is provided to the DIP Agent on a monthly basis and shall be consistent in all material respects with the applicable period covered by the 2018 budget that was previously delivered to the DIP Agent.

As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement. The DIP Credit Agreement contains events of default, including: (i) conversion of the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and (ii) appointment of a trustee, examiner or receiver in the Chapter 11 Cases. The DIP Facilities contained

an event of default if we failed to pursue a Court hearing no later than July 1, 2018 to consider the sale of all or substantially all of our assets; however, the final order entered by the Court deemed this requirement to be no longer in force and effect.

9.Fair value measurements

We value our derivatives and other financial instruments according to FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (“exit price”) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.


We categorize the inputs used in measuring fair value into a three-tier fair value hierarchy. These tiers include:
Level 1 – Observable inputs, such as quoted market prices in active markets, for substantially identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 for similar assets and liabilities. These include quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. If the asset or liability has a specified or contractual term, the input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, generally requiring development of fair value assumptions by management.

During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 there were no changes in the fair value level classifications.
Fair value of derivative financial instruments

The following table presents a summary of the estimated fair value of our derivative financial instruments as of March 31,September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
 As of March 31, 2018 As of September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Liabilities:                
Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 
 1,767
 
 1,767
 $
 $522
 $
 $522
 As of December 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:                
Derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives $
 $1,150
 $
 $1,150
 $
 $1,150
 $
 $1,150
Liabilities:                
Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 
 1,950
 
 1,950
 
 1,950
 
 1,950
Derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives

We have historically evaluated commodity derivative assets and liabilities in accordance with master netting agreements with the derivative counterparties, but report them on a gross basis in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Net commodity derivative asset values are determined primarily by quoted NYMEX futures prices, notional volumes and utilization of the counterparties’ credit-adjusted risk-free rate curves and net commodity derivative liabilities are determined by utilization of our credit-adjusted risk-free rate curve. The credit-adjusted risk-free rates of our counterparties are based on an independent market-quoted credit default swap rate curve for the counterparties’ debt plus the LIBOR curve as of the end of the reporting period. Our credit-adjusted risk-free rate is based on the blended rate of independent market-quoted credit default swap rate curves for companies that have the same credit rating as us plus the LIBOR curve as of the end of the reporting period. The fair value of our commodity derivative financial instruments may be different from the settlement value based on company-specific inputs, such as credit ratings, futures markets and forward curves, and readily available buyers or sellers.

Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants

The liability attributable to our common share warrants as of the issuance date and the end of each reporting period is measured using the Black-Scholes model based on inputs including our share price, volatility, expected remaining life and the risk-free rate of return. The implied rates of volatility were determined based on historical prices of our common shares over a period consistent with the expected remaining life. Common share warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis until the date of exercise or the date of expiration.

See further details on our derivative financial instruments in “Note 7. Derivative financial instruments”.
Fair value of other financial instruments

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and payable and accrued liabilities.  The carrying amount of these instruments approximates fair value because of their short-term nature.


The carrying values of our borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement approximate fair value, as these are subject to short-term floating interest rates that approximate the rates available to us for those periods.

The estimated fair values of our senior notes and term loans are presented below. The estimated fair values of the 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes have been calculated based on quoted prices in active markets. The estimated fair valuevalues of the 1.5 Lien Notes wasand Second Lien Term Loans were calculated based on a model internally prepared by management that lacks significant observable inputs and was classified as Level 3. The 1.75 Lien Term Loans and the Second Lien Term Loans havehas been calculated based on quoted prices obtained from third-party pricing sources that lack significant observable inputs and are classified as Level 3. The 2017 Warrants are considered freestanding financial instruments and are not considered in the determination of the fair value of the 1.5 Lien Notes and 1.75 Lien Term Loans. See “Note 8. Debt” for the carrying value and the principal balance of each debt instrument included in the table below.
 As of March 31, 2018 As of September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
1.5 Lien Notes $
 $
 $248,128
 $248,128
 $
 $
 $315,790
 $315,790
1.75 Lien Term Loans 
 
 311,927
 311,927
 
 
 322,561
 322,561
Second Lien Term Loans 
 
 7,588
 7,588
 
 
 5,260
 5,260
2018 Notes 13,198
 
 
 13,198
 20,394
 
 
 20,394
2022 Notes 7,135
 
 
 7,135
 10,876
 
 
 10,876
 As of December 31, 2017 As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
1.5 Lien Notes $
 $
 $232,276
 $232,276
 $
 $
 $232,276
 $232,276
1.75 Lien Term Loans 
 
 372,186
 372,186
 
 
 372,186
 372,186
Second Lien Term Loans 
 
 9,054
 9,054
 
 
 9,054
 9,054
2018 Notes 4,658
 
 
 4,658
 4,658
 
 
 4,658
2022 Notes 2,586
 
 
 2,586
 2,586
 
 
 2,586

10.Income taxes

We evaluate our estimated annual effective income tax rate based on current and forecasted business results and enacted tax laws on a quarterly basis and apply this tax rate to our ordinary income or loss to calculate our estimated tax liability or benefit. Our annual effective tax rate is highly sensitive to estimates of ordinary income or loss primarily due to significant permanent differences related to the non-taxable gains or losses on the 2017 Warrants and non-deductible interest on our 1.5 Lien Notes and 1.75 Lien Term Loans.

We have accumulated financial net deferred tax assets primarily due to losses arising from impairments to the carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties that are subject to valuation allowances. Our valuation allowances increased $43.3$37.4 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. As a result of cumulative financial operating losses, we have recognized net valuation allowances of approximately $886.8$880.9 million that have fully offset our net deferred tax assets as of March 31,September 30, 2018. The valuation allowances will continue to be recognized until the realization of future deferred tax

benefits are more likely than not to become utilized. The valuation allowances do not impact future utilization of the underlying tax attributes.

The utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”)NOLs to offset taxable income in future periods may be limited if we undergo an ownership change pursuant to the criteria in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Generally, an ownership change occurs for Section 382 purposes when the percentage of stock held by one or more five-percent shareholders increases by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest stock ownership held by such shareholders on any testing date within a three-year period. See further discussion of restrictions imposed by the Court on the trading of our equity securities to protect our use of NOLs in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation”. The Internal Revenue Code permits the exclusion of cancellation of debt income from taxable income if the discharge occurs during a Chapter 11 case. If this occurs, the amount of cancellation of debt income would reduce a company’s tax attributes unless it is offset by NOLs. The NOLs that are available to offset cancellation of debt income in a Chapter 11 case are not limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we had estimated NOLs of $2.1$2.3 billion.

There is an exception to the foregoing annual limitation rules for entities in bankruptcy that generally applies when “qualified creditors” of a debtor corporation receive, in respect of their claims, at least 50 percent of the voting rights and value of the equity of the reorganized debtor pursuant to a confirmed chapter 11 plan (the “382(l)(5) Exception”). Under the 382(l)(5) Exception, a debtor’s NOLs prior to the ownership change are not limited on an annual basis, but, instead, NOL carryforwards will be reduced by the amount of any interest deductions claimed during the three taxable years preceding the effective date of the plan of reorganization, and during the part of the taxable year prior to and including the effective date of the plan of reorganization, in respect of all debt converted into equity in the reorganization. If the 382(l)(5) Exception applies and the reorganized debtors undergo another “ownership change” within two years after the effective date of the plan of reorganization, then the reorganized debtors’ losses prior to the ownership change would effectively be eliminated in their entirety.

We currently believe the structure of the Plan would allow us to qualify for the 382(l)(5) Exception. If we are eligible for the 382(l)(5) Exception, we currently anticipate that we would not elect out of its application in order to preserve the Company’s tax attributes. However, our ability to qualify for the 382(l)(5) Exception is subject to further analysis and depends on our ability to consummate the Plan in substantially the same form as currently set forth, the actions of our creditors and the board of directors of the reorganized Company. Therefore, we cannot provide any assurance regarding the extent of limitations on the Company’s tax attributes upon emergence from bankruptcy.

On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the Tax Act which, among other things, lowered the U.S. Federal tax rate from 35% to 21%, repealed the corporate alternative minimum tax, and provided for a refund of previously accrued

alternative minimum tax credits. We reflected the impact of this rate on our deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017, as it is required to reflect the change in the period in which the law is enacted. The Tax Act also repealed the corporate alternative minimum tax for tax years beginning after January 1, 2018 and provided that prior alternative minimum tax credits would be refundable. We have credits that are expected to be refunded between 2018 and 2020 as a result of the Tax Act and monetization opportunities under current law in 2017. In addition, the Tax Act limits the amount taxpayers are able to deduct for NOLs generated in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 to 80% of the taxpayer’s taxable income. The law also generally repeals all carrybacks for losses generated in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017. However, any NOLs generated in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017 can be carried forward indefinitely. We are still analyzing certain aspects of the Tax Act, which could potentially affect the measurement of our income tax balances and future income tax expense or benefit. The ultimate impact of the Tax Act may differ from the estimates provided herein, possibly materially, due to additional regulatory guidance, changes in interpretations and assumptions, and other actions as a result of the Tax Act.

As of December 31, 2017, we recognized a deferred tax liability of $4.5 million for tax-deductible goodwill. The deferred tax liability related to goodwill was considered to have an indefinite life based on the nature of the underlying asset and could not be offset under GAAP with a deferred tax asset with a definite life, such as NOLs. As a result of the Tax Act, deferred tax assets resulting from NOLs generated in taxable years subsequent to December 31, 2017 are considered to have an indefinite life. Therefore, we recognized an income tax benefit of $4.5 million during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 because we expect to be able to utilize deferred tax assets related to NOLs to offset the deferred tax liability related to goodwill.


11.Condensed consolidating financial statements

As of March 31,September 30, 2018, the majority of EXCO’s subsidiaries were guarantors under the DIP Credit Agreement, the indenture governing the 1.5 Lien Notes, the credit agreements governing the 1.75 Lien Term Loans and Second Lien Term Loans and the indentures governing the 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes. All of our unrestricted subsidiaries under the 1.5 Lien Notes, 1.75 Lien Term Loans and the indentures governing the 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes are considered non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements of EXCO, the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries. The DIP Credit Agreement, 1.5 Lien Notes, 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes, which were issued by EXCO Resources, Inc., are jointly and severally guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiaries (referred to as Guarantor Subsidiaries). For purposes of this footnote, EXCO Resources, Inc. is referred to as Resources to distinguish it from the Guarantor Subsidiaries. Each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries is a 100% owned subsidiary of Resources and the guarantees are unconditional as they relate to the assets of the Guarantor Subsidiaries. Resources and the Guarantor Subsidiaries solely consist of entities that are Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases, including each of the Filing Subsidiaries. The non-guarantor subsidiaries solely consist of entities that are not included in the Chapter 11 Cases, including OPCO, Appalachia Midstream, EXCO Production Company (PA) II, LLC, EXCO Production Company (WV) II, LLC and certain other entities (referred to as Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries).

The following financial information presents consolidating financial statements, which include:
Resources;
the Guarantor Subsidiaries;
the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries;
elimination entries necessary to consolidate Resources, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries; and
EXCO on a consolidated basis.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for using the equity method of accounting for the disclosures within this footnote. The financial information for the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented on a combined basis. The elimination entries primarily eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
As of March 31,September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Resources 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Resources 
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Assets                    
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents $61,889
 $(11,791) $15,732
 $
 $65,830
 $53,191
 $(9,960) $23,732
 $
 $66,963
Restricted cash 552
 9,280
 
 
 9,832
 653
 6,375
 
 
 7,028
Other current assets 11,056
 110,931
 7,720
 
 129,707
 8,100
 106,892
 5,513
 
 120,505
Total current assets 73,497
 108,420
 23,452
 
 205,369
 61,944
 103,307
 29,245
 
 194,496
Equity investments 
 
 4,736
 
 4,736
 
 
 4,736
 
 4,736
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost accounting method):                    
Unproved oil and natural gas properties and development costs not being amortized 
 115,780
 33,542
 
��149,322
 
 114,920
 33,542
 
 148,462
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties 334,199
 2,832,863
 72,556
 
 3,239,618
 334,688
 2,899,762
 72,881
 
 3,307,331
Accumulated depletion (330,776) (2,438,901) (601) 
 (2,770,278) (330,776) (2,477,099) (4,299) 
 (2,812,174)
Oil and natural gas properties, net 3,423
 509,742
 105,497
 
 618,662
 3,912
 537,583
 102,124
 
 643,619
Other property and equipment, net and other non-current assets 1,013
 20,285
 18,047
 
 39,345
 909
 20,090
 17,565
 
 38,564
Investments in and (advances to) affiliates, net 306,795
 
 
 (306,795) 
 338,948
 
 
 (338,948) 
Goodwill 13,293
 149,862
 
 
 163,155
 13,293
 149,862
 
 
 163,155
Total assets $398,021
 $788,309
 $151,732
 $(306,795) $1,031,267
 $419,006
 $810,842
 $153,670
 $(338,948) $1,044,570
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity                    
Current maturities of long-term debt $473,364
 $
 $
 $
 $473,364
 $473,364
 $
 $
 $
 $473,364
Other current liabilities 15,452
 71,055
 7,325
 
 93,832
 22,534
 70,016
 6,341
 
 98,891
Other long-term liabilities 
 11,631
 12,222
 
 23,853
 
 14,615
 10,125
 
 24,740
Liabilities subject to compromise 965,858
 531,013
 
 
 1,496,871
 967,158
 524,467
 
 
 1,491,625
Payable to parent 
 2,458,854
 (1,518) (2,457,336) 
 
 2,443,442
 3,546
 (2,446,988) 
Total shareholders’ equity (1,056,653) (2,284,244) 133,703
 2,150,541
 (1,056,653) (1,044,050) (2,241,698) 133,658
 2,108,040
 (1,044,050)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $398,021
 $788,309
 $151,732
 $(306,795) $1,031,267
 $419,006
 $810,842
 $153,670
 $(338,948) $1,044,570

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2017
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents $49,170
 $(9,573) $
 $
 $39,597
Restricted cash 
 15,271
 
 
 15,271
Other current assets 22,697
 90,265
 
 
 112,962
Total current assets 71,867
 95,963
 
 
 167,830
Equity investments 
 
 14,181
 
 14,181
Oil and natural gas properties (full cost accounting method):          
Unproved oil and natural gas properties and development costs not being amortized 
 118,652
 
 
 118,652
Proved developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties 333,719
 2,773,847
 
 
 3,107,566
Accumulated depletion (330,777) (2,421,534) 
 
 (2,752,311)
Oil and natural gas properties, net 2,942
 470,965
 
 
 473,907
Other property and equipment, net and other non-current assets 892
 20,382
 
 
 21,274
Investments in and (advances to) affiliates, net 466,055
 
 
 (466,055) 
Goodwill 13,293
 149,862
 
 
 163,155
Total assets $555,049
 $737,172
 $14,181
 $(466,055) $840,347
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity          
Current maturities of long-term debt $1,362,500
 $
 $
 $
 $1,362,500
Other current liabilities 32,280
 272,190
 
 
 304,470
Derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 1,950
 
 
 
 1,950
Other long-term liabilities 4,518
 13,108
 
 
 17,626
Payable to parent 
 2,447,586
 
 (2,447,586) 
Total shareholders’ equity (846,199) (1,995,712) 14,181
 1,981,531
 (846,199)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $555,049
 $737,172
 $14,181
 $(466,055) $840,347

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Resources Guarantor Subsidiaries  Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues:                    
Oil and natural gas $
 $83,296
 $1,850
 $
 $85,146
 $
 $87,761
 $5,779
 $
 $93,540
Purchased natural gas and marketing 
 5,318
 
 
 5,318
 
 4,946
 85
 
 5,031
Total revenues 
 88,614
 1,850
 
 90,464
 
 92,707
 5,864
 
 98,571
Costs and expenses:                    
Oil and natural gas production 
 11,447
 457
 
 11,904
 
 16,585
 731
 
 17,316
Gathering and transportation 
 19,651
 325
 
 19,976
 
 18,258
 955
 
 19,213
Purchased natural gas 
 4,115
 
 
 4,115
 
 3,776
 
 
 3,776
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 80
 17,463
 663
 
 18,206
 75
 18,533
 2,005
 
 20,613
Accretion of liabilities 
 229
 113
 
 342
 
 234
 318
 
 552
General and administrative (6,780) 14,872
 435
 
 8,527
 (9,647) 14,448
 1,314
 
 6,115
Gain on Appalachia JV Settlement 
 
 (119,477) 
 (119,477)
Loss on Appalachia JV Settlement 
 
 240
 
 240
Other operating items (34) 9,800
 (9,632) 
 134
 
 (495) 120
 
 (375)
Total costs and expenses (6,734) 77,577
 (127,116) 
 (56,273) (9,572) 71,339
 5,683
 
 67,450
Operating income 6,734
 11,037
 128,966
 
 146,737
 9,572
 21,368
 181
 
 31,121
Other expense:          
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense, net (9,173) 
 
 
 (9,173) (8,993) 
 
 
 (8,993)
Loss on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives (615) 
 
 
 (615)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 183
 
 
 
 183
Loss on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants (287) 
 
 
 (287)
Other income 17
 5
 
 
 22
 4
 8
 
 
 12
Equity income 
 179
 
 
 179
Reorganization items, net (43,703) (309,197) 
 
 (352,900) (18,169) 
 
 
 (18,169)
Net loss from consolidated subsidiaries (169,010) 
 
 169,010
 
Total other expense (222,301) (309,013) 
 169,010
 (362,304)
Income (loss) before income taxes (215,567) (297,976) 128,966
 169,010
 (215,567)
Income tax benefit (4,518) 
 
 
 (4,518)
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $(297,976) $128,966
 $169,010
 $(211,049)
Net income from consolidated subsidiaries 21,557
 
 
 (21,557) 
Total other income (expense) (5,888) 8
 
 (21,557) (27,437)
Income before income taxes 3,684
 21,376
 181
 (21,557) 3,684
Income tax expense 
 
 
 
 
Net income $3,684
 $21,376
 $181
 $(21,557) $3,684


EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2017
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Resources Guarantor Subsidiaries  Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues:                    
Oil and natural gas $
 $69,356
 $
 $
 $69,356
 $
 $61,229
 $
 $
 $61,229
Purchased natural gas and marketing 
 7,173
 
 
 7,173
 
 5,507
 
 
 5,507
Total revenues 
 76,529
 
 
 76,529
 
 66,736
 
 
 66,736
Costs and expenses:                    
Oil and natural gas production 
 11,933
 
 
 11,933
 
 12,259
 
 
 12,259
Gathering and transportation 
 27,353
 
 
 27,353
 
 28,743
 
 
 28,743
Purchased natural gas 
 6,452
 
 
 6,452
 
 5,388
 
 
 5,388
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 61
 11,447
 
 
 11,508
 88
 13,430
 
 
 13,518
Accretion of liabilities 
 212
 
 
 212
 
 221
 
 
 221
General and administrative (10,667) 15,082
 
 
 4,415
 (5,042) 15,077
 
 
 10,035
Other operating items 398
 671
 
 
 1,069
 
 1,714
 
 
 1,714
Total costs and expenses (10,208) 73,150
 
 
 62,942
 (4,954) 76,832
 
 
 71,878
Operating income 10,208
 3,379
 
 
 13,587
Operating income (loss) 4,954
 (10,096) 
 
 (5,142)
Other income (expense):                    
Interest expense, net (19,952) 
 
 
 (19,952) (32,888) 
 
 
 (32,888)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives 15,533
 
 
 
 15,533
 860
 
 
 
 860
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 6,004
 
 
 
 6,004
 18,286
 
 
 
 18,286
Loss on restructuring of debt (6,272) 
 
 
 (6,272)
Other income 1
 3
 
 
 4
 13
 12
 
 
 25
Equity income 
 
 317
 
 317
 
 
 354
 
 354
Net income from consolidated subsidiaries 3,699
 
 
 (3,699) 
Net loss from consolidated subsidiaries (9,730) 
 
 9,730
 
Total other income (expense) (987) 3
 317
 (3,699) (4,366) (23,459) 12
 354
 9,730
 (13,363)
Income before income taxes 9,221
 3,382
 317
 (3,699) 9,221
Income (loss) before income taxes (18,505) (10,084) 354
 9,730
 (18,505)
Income tax expense 1,028
 
 
 
 1,028
 319
 
 
 
 319
Net income $8,193
 $3,382
 $317
 $(3,699) $8,193
Net income (loss) $(18,824) $(10,084) $354
 $9,730
 $(18,824)


EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues:          
Oil and natural gas $
 $258,809
 $12,653
 $
 $271,462
Purchased natural gas and marketing 
 15,477
 226
 
 15,703
Total revenues 
 274,286
 12,879
 
 287,165
Costs and expenses:          
Oil and natural gas production 
 42,103
 2,072
 
 44,175
Gathering and transportation 
 58,164
 2,335
 
 60,499
Purchased natural gas 
 11,634
 
 
 11,634
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 232
 55,854
 4,733
 
 60,819
Accretion of liabilities 
 693
 762
 
 1,455
General and administrative (25,970) 43,831
 3,084
 
 20,945
Gain on Appalachia JV Settlement 
 
 (119,237) 
 (119,237)
Other operating items (35) (1,181) (166) 
 (1,382)
Total costs and expenses (25,773) 211,098
 (106,417) 
 78,908
Operating income 25,773
 63,188
 119,296
 
 208,257
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense, net (25,981) 
 
 
 (25,981)
Loss on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives (615) 
 
 
 (615)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 1,428
 
 
 
 1,428
Other income 25
 23
 2
 
 50
Equity income 
 
 179
 
 179
Reorganization items, net (78,260) (309,197) 
 
 (387,457)
Net loss from consolidated subsidiaries (126,509) 
 
 126,509
 
Total other income (expense) (229,912) (309,174) 181
 126,509
 (412,396)
Income (loss) before income taxes (204,139) (245,986) 119,477
 126,509
 (204,139)
Income tax benefit (4,518) 
 
 
 (4,518)
Net income (loss) $(199,621) $(245,986) $119,477
 $126,509
 $(199,621)



EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Revenues:          
Oil and natural gas $
 $195,072
 $
 $
 $195,072
Purchased natural gas and marketing 
 19,208
 
 
 19,208
Total revenues 
 214,280
 
 
 214,280
Costs and expenses:          
Oil and natural gas production 
 35,822
 
 
 35,822
Gathering and transportation 
 83,183
 
 
 83,183
Purchased natural gas 
 18,193
 
 
 18,193
Depletion, depreciation and amortization 224
 36,424
 
 
 36,648
Accretion of liabilities 
 648
 
 
 648
General and administrative (32,169) 45,225
 
 
 13,056
Other operating items 577
 2,492
 
 
 3,069
Total costs and expenses (31,368) 221,987
 
 
 190,619
Operating income 31,368
 (7,707) 
 
 23,661
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense, net (75,318) (2) 
 
 (75,320)
Gain on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives 22,934
 
 
 
 22,934
Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants 146,585
 
 
 
 146,585
Loss on restructuring of debt (6,380) 
 
 
 (6,380)
Other income (expense) 14
 (10) 
 
 4
Equity income 
 
 1,009
 
 1,009
Net loss from consolidated subsidiaries (6,710) 
 
 6,710
 
Total other income (expense) 81,125
 (12) 1,009
 6,710
 88,832
Income (loss) before income taxes 112,493
 (7,719) 1,009
 6,710
 112,493
Income tax expense 2,374
 
 
 
 2,374
Net income (loss) $110,119
 $(7,719) $1,009
 $6,710
 $110,119



EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2018
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Operating Activities:                    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(10,768) $58,120
 $900
 $
 $48,252
 $(18,946) $122,746
 $5,736
 $
 $109,536
Investing Activities:                    
Additions to oil and natural gas properties, gathering assets and equipment and property acquisitions (527) (66,329) 14,832
 
 (52,024) (921) (128,835) 14,450
 
 (115,306)
Other 
 950
 
 
 950
Advances/investments with affiliates 598
 (4,144) 3,546
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (527) (66,329) 14,832
 
 (52,024) (323) (132,029) 17,996
 
 (114,356)
Financing Activities:                    
Borrowings under DIP Credit Agreement 156,406
 
 
 
 156,406
 156,406
 
 
 
 156,406
Repayments under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement (126,401) 
 
 
 (126,401) (126,401) 
 
 
 (126,401)
Debt financing costs and other (5,439) 
 
 
 (5,439) (6,062) 
 
 
 (6,062)
Net cash provided by financing activities 24,566
 
 
 
 24,566
 23,943
 
 
 
 23,943
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 13,271
 (8,209) 15,732
 
 20,794
 4,674
 (9,283) 23,732
 
 19,123
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 49,170
 5,698
 
 
 54,868
 49,170
 5,698
 
 
 54,868
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $62,441
 $(2,511) $15,732
 $
 $75,662
 $53,844
 $(3,585) $23,732
 $
 $73,991

EXCO RESOURCES, INC. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the ThreeNine Months Ended March 31,September 30, 2017
(in thousands) Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Resources Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated
Operating Activities:                    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(12,106) $17,302
 $
 $
 $5,196
 $(9,637) $60,744
 $
 $
 $51,107
Investing Activities:                    
Additions to oil and natural gas properties, gathering assets and equipment and property acquisitions (271) (11,586) 
 
 (11,857) (1,011) (114,663) 
 
 (115,674)
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 
 25
 
 
 25
Net changes in amounts due to joint ventures 
 (3,723) 
 
 (3,723) 
 (9,498) 
 
 (9,498)
Advances/investments with affiliates (6,998) 6,998
 
 
 
 (79,406) 79,406
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities (7,269) (8,311) 
 
 (15,580) (80,417) (44,730) 
 
 (125,147)
Financing Activities:                    
Borrowings under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement 25,000
 
 
 
 25,000
 163,401
 
 
 
 163,401
Repayments under EXCO Resources Credit Agreement (253,592) 
 
 
 (253,592) (265,592) 
 
 
 (265,592)
Proceeds received from issuance of 1.5 Lien Notes, net 295,530
 
 
 
 295,530
 295,530
 
 
 
 295,530
Payments on Second Lien Term Loans (10,512) 
 
 
 (10,512) (11,602) 
 
 
 (11,602)
Debt financing costs and other (18,636) 
 
 
 (18,636) (22,077) 
 
 
 (22,077)
Net cash provided by financing activities 37,790
 
 
 
 37,790
 159,660
 
 
 
 159,660
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 18,415
 8,991
 
 
 27,406
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 69,606
 16,014
 
 
 85,620
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 24,610
 (4,392) 
 
 20,218
 24,610
 (4,392) 
 
 20,218
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $43,025
 $4,599
 $
 $
 $47,624
 $94,216
 $11,622
 $
 $
 $105,838


12.Subsequent events

As of September 30, 2018, we had withheld $28.5 million in revenues owed to Shell as a result of a dispute regarding the failure of Shell Energy North America (US) LP ("Shell Energy"), a subsidiary of Shell, to pay us for the sale of natural gas. We entered into a settlement agreement with Shell on September 17, 2018 that was approved by the Court on October 1, 2018. Under the terms of the settlement agreement:

EXCO will pay a total of $22.5 million to Shell, including $9.0 million within 15 days following the approval of the settlement agreement by the Court, $9.0 million within 45 days following the approval of the Court, and the remaining $4.5 million on or before the effective date of the plan of reorganization. Upon payment in full of these amounts, Shell shall release EXCO from any further liability related to the withheld revenues;
EXCO will commence the completion of four wells that were previously drilled in North Louisiana no later than November 15, 2018, and subsequently commence the completion of three additional wells that were previously drilled in North Louisiana;
EXCO shall assume the joint development agreement with Shell for the East Texas/ North Louisiana joint venture as part of the bankruptcy proceedings and any defaults occurring thereunder are deemed to be satisfied; and
Shell shall not challenge EXCO’s right to serve as operator under the joint development agreement for the East Texas/ North Louisiana joint venture for the remaining term through January 1, 2020, subject to certain exceptions.

The settlement agreement does not prevent us from asserting any claim, cross-claim, defense, or other cause of action against Shell Energy, nor does the settlement agreement prevent Shell Energy from asserting any claim, cross-claim, defense, or other cause of action against us. Furthermore, the settlement agreement provides that it shall not affect any proof of claim that Shell Energy filed in the Chapter 11 Cases. As of September 30, 2018, we had a receivable of approximately $33.4 million related to the sales of natural gas to Shell Energy in East Texas and North Louisiana for the months of November and December 2017. Shell Energy is withholding payment as a means to satisfy their demands of reasonable assurance of performance under a natural gas sales agreement. We believe the request for adequate assurance was unreasonable and unjustified under the terms of the agreement and these amounts have been improperly withheld by Shell Energy. On March 7, 2018, the Court approved the rejection of the aforementioned natural gas sales agreement with Shell Energy and we recorded a liability of $41.5 million in “Liabilities subject to compromise” related to our current estimate of the allowed claim. See further discussion regarding this dispute with Shell Energy in the 2017 Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the SEC.

Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “EXCO,” “EXCO Resources,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” are to EXCO Resources, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Forward-looking statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the following:

our future financial and operating performance and results;
our business strategy;
market prices;
our future use of commodity derivative financial instruments;
our liquidity and capital resources; and
our plans and forecasts.

We have based these forward-looking statements on our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. We use the words “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “intend,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “budget” and other similar words to identify forward-looking statements. The statements that contain these words should be read carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of our results of operations or financial condition and/or state other “forward-looking” information. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable securities laws. These statements also involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or financial condition to materially differ from our expectations in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein by reference, including, but not limited to:


bankruptcy proceedings and the effect of those proceedings on our ongoing and future operations, including the actions of the Court and our creditors;
the outcome of potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for the benefit of our stakeholders as part of the Chapter 11 process, which may include a sale of certain or substantially all of our assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, a plan of reorganization to equitize certain indebtedness as an alternative to the sale process or a combination thereof;
our ability to negotiateenter into transactions as a planresult of reorganization in connection with theour Chapter 11 process,filing, including the restructuring of our indebtedness;commodity derivative contracts with financial institutions and services with vendors;
our future cash flows and the adequacy to fund the significant costs associated with the bankruptcy process, including our ability to limit these costs by obtaining confirmation of a successful plan of reorganization in a timely manner;
our ability to obtain the requisite number of votes required to obtain confirmation of the contemplated plan of reorganization or an alternative restructuring transaction;
our ability to maintain compliance with debt covenants and to meet debt service obligations associated with the DIP Credit Agreement;
our ability to enter into transactions as a resultobtain exit financing in order to consummate the contemplated plan of our Chapter 11 filing, including commodity derivative contracts with financial institutions and services with vendors;reorganization or an alternative restructuring transaction;
future capital requirements and availability of financing, including limitations on our ability to incur certain types of indebtedness under our debt agreements and to refinance or replace existing debt obligations;
fluctuations in the prices of oil and natural gas;
the availability of oil and natural gas;
disruption of credit and capital markets and the ability of financial institutions to honor their commitments;
estimates of reserves and economic assumptions, including estimates related to acquisitions and dispositions of oil and natural gas properties;
geological concentration of our reserves;
risks associated with drilling and operating wells;
exploratory risks, including those related to our activities in shale formations;
discovery, acquisition, development and replacement of oil and natural gas reserves;
timing and amount of future production of oil and natural gas;
availability of drilling and production equipment;
availability of water, sand and other materials for drilling and completion activities;
marketing of oil and natural gas;
political and economic conditions and events in oil-producing and natural gas-producing countries;
title to our properties;

litigation;
competition;
our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
general economic conditions, including costs associated with drilling and operations of our properties;
environmental or other governmental regulations, including legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, legislation of derivative financial instruments, regulation of hydraulic fracture stimulation and elimination of income tax incentives available to our industry;
receipt and collectability of amounts owed to us by purchasers of our production;
our ability and decisions whether or not to enter into commodity derivative financial instruments;
potential acts of terrorism;
our ability to manage joint ventures with third parties, including the resolution of any material disagreements and our partners’ ability to satisfy obligations under these arrangements;
actions of third party co-owners of interests in properties in which we also own an interest;
fluctuations in interest rates;
our ability to effectively integrate companies and properties that we acquire;
our ability to execute our business strategies and other corporate actions; and
our ability to continue as a going concern.

We believe that it is important to communicate our expectations of future performance to our investors. However, events may occur in the future that we are unable to accurately predict, or over which we have no control. We caution users of the financial statements not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering our forward-looking statements, keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2018 (“2017 Form 10-K”).

Our revenues, operating results and financial condition depend substantially on prevailing prices for oil and natural gas and the availability of capital from our debtor-in-possession credit agreement (“DIP Credit Agreement”) and other sources. Declines in oil or natural gas prices may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, Liquidity, results of operations, the amount of oil or natural gas that we can produce economically and the ability to fund our operations.

Historically, oil and natural gas prices and markets have been volatile, with prices fluctuating widely, and they are likely to continue to be volatile.

Overview and history

We are an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, acquisition, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. Our principal operations are conducted in certain key U.S. oil and natural gas areas including Texas, Louisiana and the Appalachia region.
Recent developments

Chapter 11 Cases

On January 15, 2018 (“Petition Date”), the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, including EXCO Services, Inc., EXCO Partners GP, LLC, EXCO GP Partners OLP, LP, EXCO Partners OLP GP, LLC, EXCO Operating Company, LP, EXCO Midcontinent MLP, LLC, EXCO Holding (PA), Inc., EXCO Production Company (PA), LLC, EXCO Resources (XA), LLC, EXCO Production Company (WV), LLC, EXCO Land Company, LLC, EXCO Holding MLP, Inc., Raider Marketing, LP and Raider Marketing GP, LLC (collectively, the “Filing Subsidiaries” and, together with the Company, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Court”). The Chapter 11 Casescases are being jointly administered under the caption In Re EXCO Resources, Inc., Case No. 18-30155 (MI) (“Chapter 11 Cases”). The Court has granted all of the first day motions filed by the Debtors that were designed primarily to minimize the impact of the Chapter 11 proceedingsCases on our operations, customers and employees. We willThe Debtors continue to operate ourtheir businesses as “debtors in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Court. WeThe Debtors expect to continue our operations without interruption during the pendency of the Chapter 11 proceedings.Cases.

On January 22, 2018, we closed the DIP Credit Agreement with lenders including affiliates of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”), Bluescape Resources Company LLC (“Bluescape”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (collectively the “DIP Lenders”), which includes an initial borrowing base of $250.0 million. Proceeds from the DIP Facilities were used to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and will provide additional liquidity to fund our operations during the Chapter 11 process. We have not reached an agreement with our creditors for a plan

of reorganization and continue to engage in discussions regarding the terms of a financial restructuring plan. In conjunction with this process, we will explore potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for the benefit of our stakeholders, which may include a sale of certain or substantially all of our assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, a plan of reorganization to equitize certain indebtedness as an alternative to the sale process or a combination thereof.Cases.

For the duration of the Chapter 11 proceedings,Cases, our operations and our ability to develop and execute our business plan are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with the Chapter 11 proceedings.Cases. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, our assets, liabilities, shareholders’ equity, officers and/or directors could be significantly different following the outcome of the Chapter 11 proceedings,Cases, and the description of our operations, properties and capital plans included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may not accurately reflect our operations, properties and capital plans following the conclusion of the Chapter 11 Cases. See further discussion of the impact of the bankruptcy proceedings as part of “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Impact on our indebtedness

The commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under our previous revolving credit agreement (“EXCO Resources Credit Agreement”), senior secured 1.5 lien notes due March 20, 2022 (“1.5 Lien Notes”), senior secured 1.75 lien term loans due October 26, 2020 (“1.75 Lien Term Loans”), senior unsecured notes due September 15, 2018 (“2018 Notes”), and senior unsecured notes due April 15, 2022 (“2022 Notes”). These debt instruments provide that as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and interest due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement with respect to the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

As of the Petition Date, we adjusted the carrying value of our indebtedness to the estimated amount that will be allowed as claims in the Chapter 11 Cases. These amounts represent our current estimate and may materially differ from actual future settlement amounts paid. As of March 31,September 30, 2018, the carrying value for each of our debt instruments approximates the principal amount. The corresponding expense associated with the adjustments was recorded as “Reorganization items, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018.

On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes. We accrued interest on 1.75 Lien Term Loans, senior secured second lien term loans

due October 26, 2020 (“Second Lien Term Loans”), 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes through the Petition Date, with no interest accrued subsequent to the filings. As a result, we expect our interest expense to decrease in the future.

Rejection of executory contracts

Subject to certain exceptions, under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors may assume, assign, or reject certain executory contracts and unexpired leases subject to the approval of the Court and fulfillment of certain other conditions. The rejection of an executory contract or unexpired lease is generally treated as a breach as of the Petition Date of such executory contract or unexpired lease and, subject to certain exceptions, relieves the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors of performing their future obligations under such executory contract or unexpired lease but may give rise to a general unsecured claim against usthe Company or the applicable Filing Subsidiaries for damages caused by such rejection. Our estimate of allowable claims related to the executory contracts and unexpired leases approved for rejection by the Court was recorded as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018 and the corresponding expense was recorded as “Reorganization items, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

During March 2018, the Court approved the rejection of certain executory contracts related to the sale, marketing and transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region. Our estimate of allowable claims related to the executory contracts approved for rejection by the Court was recorded as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2018 and the corresponding expense was recorded as “Reorganization items, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018. We expect our realized natural gas price differentials and transportation expenses to improve in the future as a result of the rejection of these contracts.

On March 1, 2018, the Company and the Filing SubsidiariesDebtors filed a motion to reject an agreement to deliver an aggregate minimum volume commitment of natural gas production in East Texas and North Louisiana to certain gathering systems owned by Azure Midstream Energy, LLC and TGG Pipeline, Ltd. (collectively, “Azure”) through November 30, 2018.  OnThe motion was abated on May, 8, 2018 the motion was abated pending the filing ofand on May 16, 2018, EXCO Operating Company, LP and Raider Marketing, LP commenced an adversary proceeding.proceeding (Adv. Proc. No. 18-03096) against Azure to establish that the minimum volume commitment agreement is severable from the base gathering agreement between the parties.  The Debtors and the contract counterparties each filed various dispositive motions that were heard by the Court on August 9, 2018. The parties have engaged in settlement discussions related to this matter; however, there can be no assurance the parties will be able to reach an agreement. Any settlement reached between the parties would have to be approved by the Court.

On August 9, 2018, the Court approved the rejection of the office lease for our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. We subsequently entered into a new lease for a reduced amount of square footage in the same office building with a term through December 31, 2022. We expect our rent expense included within general and administrative expenses to decrease in the future as a result of the rejection of this contract.
Plan of Reorganization

On October 1, 2018, the Debtors filed a Settlement Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and related Disclosure Statement with the Court. On November 5, 2018, the Court authorized us to solicit acceptances of the Plan and approved the Disclosure Statement and other related solicitation materials and procedures necessary to approve the Plan. We are currently in the process of soliciting votes with respect to the Plan. A hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan is scheduled to be held on December 10, 2018 in the Court (the “Confirmation Hearing”). If the Plan is ultimately confirmed by the Court, the Debtors would emerge from bankruptcy pursuant to the terms of the Plan. See further discussion of the key proposed restructuring elements contemplated in the Plan and the confirmation process in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Appalachia JV Settlement

On February 27, 2018, we closed a settlement agreement with a subsidiary of Shell to resolve arbitration regarding our right to participate in an area of mutual interest in the Appalachia region (“Appalachia JV Settlement”). As a result of the Appalachia JV Settlement, we acquired Shell’s interests in our joint venture in Appalachia, including entities that own interests in oil and natural gas properties, an entity that operates the wells in the joint venture in Appalachia (“OPCO”) and an entity that

owns and operates midstream assets in the Appalachia region (“Appalachia Midstream”). As a result, our production, revenues and expenses in the Appalachia region are expected to increase in the future. Also, our recoveries of general and administrative expenses related to the joint venture in Appalachia are expected to decrease in the future. See further discussion of this settlement as part of “Note 3. Acquisitions, divestitures and other significant events” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Critical accounting policies

We consider accounting policies related to our estimates of proved reserves, oil and natural gas properties, derivatives, business combinations, equity-based compensation, goodwill, revenue recognition, asset retirement obligations and income taxes as critical accounting policies. The policies include significant estimates made by management using information available at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These policies and others are summarized in the 2017 Form 10-K. In addition, see further discussion of our application of ASC 852 (as defined below) as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting during bankruptcy

We have applied Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), in the preparation of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For periods subsequent to the Chapter 11 filings, ASC 852 requires the financial statements to distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Accordingly, certain revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses that are realized or incurred during the bankruptcy proceedings, including losses related to executory contracts that have been approved for rejection by the Court, and adjustments to the carrying value of certain indebtedness are recorded as “Reorganization items, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. In addition, pre-petition obligations that may be impacted by the Chapter 11 process have been classified on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018 as “Liabilities subject to compromise.” See further discussion of the impact of the application of ASC 852 as part of “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Our results of operations

A summary of key financial data for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 related to our results of operations is presented below:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Period to period change Three Months Ended September 30, Quarter to quarter change Nine Months Ended September 30, Period to period change
(dollars in thousands, except per unit prices) 2018 2017  2018 2017 2018 2017 
Production:                  
Oil (Mbbls) 256
 331
 (75) 377
 276
 101
 989
 910
 79
Natural gas (Mmcf) 23,842
 19,723
 4,119
 24,780
 20,178
 4,602
 76,090
 58,964
 17,126
Total production (Mmcfe) (1) 25,378
 21,709
 3,669
 27,042
 21,834
 5,208
 82,024
 64,424
 17,600
Average daily production (Mmcfe) 282
 241
 41
 294
 237
 57
 300
 236
 64
Revenues before commodity derivative financial instrument activities:
Oil $16,297
 $16,192
 $105
 $27,243
 $12,906
 $14,337
 $67,854
 $43,403
 $24,451
Natural gas 68,849
 53,164
 15,685
 66,297
 48,323
 17,974
 203,608
 151,669
 51,939
Total oil and natural gas revenues 85,146
 69,356
 15,790
 93,540
 61,229
 32,311
 271,462
 195,072
 76,390
Purchased natural gas and marketing 5,318
 7,173
 (1,855) 5,031
 5,507
 (476) 15,703
 19,208
 (3,505)
Total revenues $90,464
 $76,529
 $13,935
 $98,571
 $66,736
 $31,835
 $287,165
 $214,280
 $72,885
Commodity derivative financial instruments:
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives $(615) $15,533
 $(16,148) $
 $860
 $(860) $(615) $22,934
 $(23,549)
Average sales price (before cash settlements of commodity derivative financial instruments):
Oil (per Bbl) $63.66
 $48.92
 $14.74
 $72.26
 $46.76
 $25.50
 $68.61
 $47.70
 $20.91
Natural gas (per Mcf) 2.89
 2.70
 0.19
 2.68
 2.39
 0.29
 2.68
 2.57
 0.11
Natural gas equivalent (per Mcfe) 3.36
 3.19
 0.17
 3.46
 2.80
 0.66
 3.31
 3.03
 0.28
Costs and expenses:                  
Oil and natural gas operating costs $7,908
 $8,498
 $(590) $13,010
 $9,215
 $3,795
 $31,792
 $25,928
 $5,864
Production and ad valorem taxes 3,996
 3,435
 561
 4,306
 3,044
 1,262
 12,383
 9,894
 2,489
Gathering and transportation 19,976
 27,353
 (7,377) 19,213
 28,743
 (9,530) 60,499
 83,183
 (22,684)
Purchased natural gas 4,115
 6,452
 (2,337) 3,776
 5,388
 (1,612) 11,634
 18,193
 (6,559)
Depletion 17,967
 11,202
 6,765
 20,255
 13,297
 6,958
 59,862
 35,858
 24,004
Depreciation and amortization 239
 306
 (67) 358
 221
 137
 957
 790
 167
General and administrative (2) 8,527
 4,415
 4,112
 6,115
 10,035
 (3,920) 20,945
 13,056
 7,889
Interest expense, net 9,173
 19,952
 (10,779) 8,993
 32,888
 (23,895) 25,981
 75,320
 (49,339)
Costs and expenses (per Mcfe):                  
Oil and natural gas operating costs $0.31
 $0.39
 $(0.08) $0.48
 $0.42
 $0.06
 $0.39
 $0.40
 $(0.01)
Production and ad valorem taxes 0.16
 0.16
 
 0.16
 0.14
 0.02
 0.15
 0.15
 
Gathering and transportation 0.79
 1.26
 (0.47) 0.71
 1.32
 (0.61) 0.74
 1.29
 (0.55)
Depletion 0.71
 0.52
 0.19
 0.75
 0.61
 0.14
 0.73
 0.56
 0.17
Depreciation and amortization 0.01
 0.01
 
 0.01
 0.01
 
 0.01
 0.01
 
Net income (loss) $(211,049) $8,193
 $(219,242) $3,684
 $(18,824) $22,508
 $(199,621) $110,119
 $(309,740)

(1)Mmcfe is calculated by converting one barrel of oil into six Mcf of natural gas.
(2)Equity-based compensation included in general and administrative expense was expense of $0.4$0.5 million and income of $2.4$0.9 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and expense of $1.5 million and income of $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017. The comparability of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017 was affected by:

changes in general and administrative expenses as a result of legal and professional fees incurred in connection with the restructuring process;

rejection of certain executory contracts as part of the Chapter 11 Cases related to the sale, marketing and transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region;

region, and the office lease for our corporate headquarters;
impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our indebtedness, including the adjustments to the carrying value as well as the accrual of interest during the pendency of the bankruptcy proceedings;
gains from the settlement of litigation with our Appalachian joint venture partner during 2018;
fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices, which impact our oil and natural gas reserves, revenues, cash flows and net income or loss;
mark-to-market gains and losses from our derivative financial instruments, including gains on the 2017 Warrants due to a decrease in EXCO’s share price;
changes in proved reserves and production volumes and their impact on depletion; and
the impact of decliningdevelopment activities on our oil and natural gas production volumes from our reduced drilling activities.production.

The availability of a ready market and the prices for oil and natural gas are dependent upon a number of factors that are beyond our control. These factors include, among other things:

supply and demand for oil and natural gas and expectations regarding supply and demand;
the level of domestic and international production;
the availability of imported oil and natural gas;
federal regulations applicable to the export of, and construction of export facilities for, natural gas;
political and economic conditions and events in foreign oil and natural gas producing nations, including embargoes, continued hostilities in the Middle East and other sustained military campaigns, and acts of terrorism or sabotage;
the ability of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree to and maintain oil price and production controls;
the cost and availability of transportation and pipeline systems with adequate capacity;
the cost and availability of other competitive fuels;
fluctuating and seasonal demand for oil, natural gas and refined products;
concerns about global warming or other conservation initiatives and the extent of governmental price controls and regulation of production;
regional price differentials and quality differentials of oil and natural gas;
the availability of refining capacity;
technological advances affecting oil and natural gas production and consumption;
weather conditions and natural disasters;
foreign and domestic government relations; and
overall domestic and global economic conditions.

Accordingly, in light of the many uncertainties affecting the supply and demand for oil, natural gas and refined petroleum products, we cannot accurately predict the prices or marketability of oil and natural gas from any producing well in which we have or may acquire an interest.

Oil and natural gas production, revenues and prices

The following table presents our production, revenue and average sales prices for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31,       Three Months Ended September 30,      
 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 Quarter to quarter change
(dollars in thousands, except per unit rate) Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe
Producing region:                                    
North Louisiana 17,572
 $52,213
 $2.97
 12,038
 $33,174
 $2.76
 5,534
 $19,039
 $0.21
 17,280
 $47,806
 $2.77
 13,768
 $35,544
 $2.58
 3,512
 $12,262
 $0.19
East Texas 3,005
 9,048
 3.01
 4,785
 14,035
 2.93
 (1,780) (4,987) 0.08
 2,648
 6,991
 2.64
 3,736
 9,716
 2.60
 (1,088) (2,725) 0.04
South Texas 1,569
 16,132
 10.28
 2,166
 15,341
 7.08
 (597) 791
 3.20
 2,253
 27,177
 12.06
 1,865
 11,574
 6.21
 388
 15,603
 5.85
Appalachia and other 3,232
 7,753
 2.40
 2,720
 6,806
 2.50
 512
 947
 (0.10) 4,861
 11,566
 2.38
 2,465
 4,395
 1.78
 2,396
 7,171
 0.60
Total 25,378
 $85,146
 $3.36
 21,709
 $69,356
 $3.19
 3,669
 $15,790
 $0.17
 27,042
 $93,540
 $3.46
 21,834
 $61,229
 $2.80
 5,208
 $32,311
 $0.66

  Nine Months Ended September 30,      
  2018 2017 Period to period change
(dollars in thousands, except per unit rate) Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe Production (Mmcfe) Revenue $/Mcfe
Producing region:                  
North Louisiana 54,398
 $151,204
 $2.78
 37,764
 $100,351
 $2.66
 16,634
 $50,853
 $0.12
East Texas 8,457
 23,313
 2.76
 12,752
 36,078
 2.83
 (4,295) (12,765) (0.07)
South Texas 5,945
 67,557
 11.36
 6,053
 41,098
 6.79
 (108) 26,459
 4.57
Appalachia and other 13,224
 29,388
 2.22
 7,855
 17,545
 2.23
 5,369
 11,843
 (0.01)
Total 82,024
 $271,462
 $3.31
 64,424
 $195,072
 $3.03
 17,600
 $76,390
 $0.28

Production for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 increased by 3.75.2 Bcfe, or 16.9%23.9%, and 17.6 Bcfe, or 27.3%, as compared withto the same period in 2017. Significant components of the changes in production were a result of:

Increased production of 5.53.5 Bcfe and 16.6 Bcfe for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively, in the North Louisiana region, primarily due to 11 gross (6.7 net) operated wells turned-to-sales in the first quarter of 2018. There were no operated wells turned-to-sales in the first quarter of 2017 and 4 gross (3.5 net) operated wells turned-to-sales in second quarter of 2017.
Decreased production of 1.81.1 Bcfe and 4.3 Bcfe for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively, in the East Texas region, primarily due to natural production declines as we have not turned an operated well to sales in the region since the first quarter of 2016.
DecreasedIncreased production of 0.60.4 Bcfe for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and decreased production of 0.1 Bcfe for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 in the South Texas region, primarily dueregion. We turned-to-sales to production declines offset by 49 gross (3.6(8.6 net) operated wells turned-to-sales in the first quarterhalf of 2018. Prior to the first quarter of 2018, the most recent operated well turned-to-sales in this region was in the fourth quarter of 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, our production was significantly impacted by wells shut-in as a result of nearby completion activity.
Increased production of 0.52.4 Bcfe and 5.4 Bcfe for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively, in the Appalachia region, primarily due to the acquisition of additional interests in the Appalachia JV Settlement and 1 gross (0.9 net) operated well turned-to-sales in the first quarter of 2018.

The last well that turned to sales in the Appalachia region prior to the first quarter of 2018 was in late 2015.
Oil and natural gas revenues for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 increased by $15.8$32.3 million, or 22.8%52.8%, as compared withto the same period in 2017. The increase in revenues was primarily due to an increase in production and higher oil and natural gas prices. Our average natural gas sales price increased 12.1% to $2.68 per Mcf for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $2.39 per Mcf for the three months ended September 30, 2017, primarily due to higher market prices and improved natural gas differentials as a result of the rejection of certain executory contracts for the sale and marketing of natural gas in the North Louisiana region. Our average oil sales price per Bbl increased 54.5% to $72.26 per Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2018 from $46.76 per Bbl for the three months ended September 30, 2017, primarily due to higher market prices.

Oil and natural gas revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased by $76.4 million, or 39.2%, as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase in revenues was primarily the result of an increase in oil and natural gas prices and an increase in production. Our average natural gas sales price increased 7.0%4.3% to $2.89$2.68 per Mcf for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 from $2.70$2.57 per Mcf for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, primarily due to improved natural gas price differentials as a result of the rejection of certain executory contracts for the sale and marketing of natural gas in the North Louisiana region. Our average sales price of oil per Bbl increased 30.1%43.8% to $63.66$68.61 per Bbl for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 from $48.92$47.70 per Bbl for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, primarily due to higher market prices.

Purchased natural gas and marketing revenues

Purchased natural gas and marketing revenues include revenues we receive as a result of selling natural gas purchased from third parties and marketing fees we receive from third parties. Purchased natural gas and marketing revenues for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased by $1.9$0.5 million, or 25.9%8.6%, as compared withto the same period in 2017. Purchased natural gas and marketing revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased by $3.5 million, or 18.2%, as compared to the same period in 2017. The decrease for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to lower marketing fees charged to third parties and lower volumes purchased. The decrease in marketing fees charged to third parties was primarily due to an increase in our average working interests in production from operated wells compared to the

same period in prior year.


Oil and natural gas operating costs

The following tables present our oil and natural gas operating costs for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31,       Three Months Ended September 30,      
 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 Quarter to quarter change
(in thousands) Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total
Producing region:                                    
North Louisiana $3,668
 $160
 $3,828
 $3,029
 $342
 $3,371
 $639
 $(182) $457
 $4,741
 $1,789
 $6,530
 $3,582
 $1,917
 $5,499
 $1,159
 $(128) $1,031
East Texas 920
 110
 1,030
 1,220
 572
 1,792
 (300) (462) (762) 840
 977
 1,817
 1,049
 17
 1,066
 (209) 960
 751
South Texas 2,369
 67
 2,436
 2,864
 2
 2,866
 (495) 65
 (430) 3,650
 6
 3,656
 2,303
 2
 2,305
 1,347
 4
 1,351
Appalachia and other 561
 53
 614
 469
 
 469
 92
 53
 145
 810
 197
 1,007
 345
 
 345
 465
 197
 662
Total $7,518
 $390
 $7,908
 $7,582
 $916
 $8,498
 $(64) $(526) $(590) $10,041
 $2,969
 $13,010
 $7,279
 $1,936
 $9,215
 $2,762
 $1,033
 $3,795
                                    
 Three Months Ended March 31,       Three Months Ended September 30,      
 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 Quarter to quarter change
(per Mcfe) Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total
Producing region:                                    
North Louisiana $0.21
 $0.01
 $0.22
 $0.25
 $0.03
 $0.28
 $(0.04) $(0.02) $(0.06) $0.27
 $0.10
 $0.37
 $0.26
 $0.14
 $0.40
 $0.01
 $(0.04) $(0.03)
East Texas 0.31
 0.04
 0.35
 0.25
 0.12
 0.37
 0.06
 (0.08) (0.02) 0.32
 0.37
 0.69
 0.28
 
 0.28
 0.04
 0.37
 0.41
South Texas 1.51
 0.04
 1.55
 1.32
 
 1.32
 0.19
 0.04
 0.23
 1.62
 
 1.62
 1.23
 
 1.23
 0.39
 
 0.39
Appalachia and other 0.17
 0.02
 0.19
 0.17
 
 0.17
 
 0.02
 0.02
 0.17
 0.04
 0.21
 0.14
 
 0.14
 0.03
 0.04
 0.07
Total $0.30
 $0.01
 $0.31
 $0.35
 $0.04
 $0.39
 $(0.05) $(0.03) $(0.08) $0.37
 $0.11
 $0.48
 $0.33
 $0.09
 $0.42
 $0.04
 $0.02
 $0.06

  Nine Months Ended September 30,      
  2018 2017 Period to period change
(in thousands) Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total
Producing region:                  
North Louisiana $13,348
 $2,014
 $15,362
 $10,000
 $2,333
 $12,333
 $3,348
 $(319) $3,029
East Texas 2,692
 1,627
 4,319
 3,476
 814
 4,290
 (784) 813
 29
South Texas 9,120
 77
 9,197
 8,052
 4
 8,056
 1,068
 73
 1,141
Appalachia and other 2,486
 428
 2,914
 1,241
 8
 1,249
 1,245
 420
 1,665
Total $27,646
 $4,146
 $31,792
 $22,769
 $3,159
 $25,928
 $4,877
 $987
 $5,864
                   
  Nine Months Ended September 30,      
  2018 2017 Period to period change
(per Mcfe) Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total Lease operating expenses Workovers and other Total
Producing region:                  
North Louisiana $0.25
 $0.04
 $0.29
 $0.26
 $0.06
 $0.32
 $(0.01) $(0.02) $(0.03)
East Texas 0.32
 0.19
 0.51
 0.27
 0.06
 0.33
 0.05
 0.13
 0.18
South Texas 1.53
 0.01
 1.54
 1.33
 
 1.33
 0.20
 0.01
 0.21
Appalachia and other 0.19
 0.03
 0.22
 0.16
 
 0.16
 0.03
 0.03
 0.06
Total $0.34
 $0.05
 $0.39
 $0.35
 $0.05
 $0.40
 $(0.01) $
 $(0.01)


Oil and natural gas operating costs for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased $0.6increased by $3.8 million and $5.9 million, or 6.9%41.2% and 22.6%, respectively as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to lower workover activityhigher variable costs as a result of increased production and the acquisition of Shell’s interests in the North LouisianaAppalachia JV Settlement. Oil and East Texas regions.natural gas operating costs increased from $0.42 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2017 to $0.48 per Mcfe for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase on a per Mcfe basis was primarily due to higher preventative maintenance costs associated with offset completion activities. Oil and natural gas operating costs decreased from $0.40 per Mcfe for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 to $0.39 per Mcfe for the threenine months ended March 31, 2017 to $0.31 per Mcfe for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. The decrease on a per Mcfe basis was primarily due to increased production.production in relation to certain fixed oil and natural gas operating costs.

Production and ad valorem taxes

The following table presents our production and ad valorem taxes on a percentage of revenue basis and per Mcfe basis for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:

 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
(in thousands, except per unit rate) Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe
Producing region:                        
North Louisiana $1,735
 3.3% $0.10
 $1,592
 4.8% $0.13
 $1,627
 3.4% $0.09
 $1,916
 5.4% $0.14
East Texas 328
 3.6% 0.11
 332
 2.4% 0.07
 114
 1.6% 0.04
 176
 1.8% 0.05
South Texas 1,188
 7.4% 0.76
 1,395
 9.1% 0.64
 2,145
 7.9% 0.95
 775
 6.7% 0.42
Appalachia and other 745
 9.6% 0.23
 116
 1.7% 0.04
 420
 3.6% 0.09
 177
 4.0% 0.07
Total $3,996
 4.7% $0.16
 $3,435
 5.0% $0.16
 $4,306
 4.6% $0.16
 $3,044
 5.0% $0.14

  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017
(in thousands, except per unit rate) Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe Production and ad valorem taxes % of revenue Taxes $/Mcfe
Producing region:            
North Louisiana $5,069
 3.4% $0.09
 $5,174
 5.2% $0.14
East Texas 682
 2.9% 0.08
 801
 2.2% 0.06
South Texas 5,045
 7.5% 0.85
 3,473
 8.5% 0.57
Appalachia and other 1,587
 5.4% 0.12
 446
 2.5% 0.06
Total $12,383
 4.6% $0.15
 $9,894
 5.1% $0.15

Production and ad valorem taxes for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 increased by $0.6$1.3 million and $2.5 million or 16.3%41.5% and 25.2%, respectively, as compared withto the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to an increase in oil prices of 54.5% and 43.8%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in oil prices primarily impacted properties located in our South Texas region because production taxes are based on a fixed percentage of gross value of production sold. In addition, we incurred higher assessments for the impact fee required to be paid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The increase in the impact fee was primarily due to higher natural gas market prices and the additional interests in oil and natural gas properties acquired as a result of the Appalachia JV Settlement.


Gathering and transportation

Gathering and transportation expenses for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased by $7.4$9.5 million, or 27.0%33.2%, as compared withto the same period in 2017. Gathering and transportation expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased by $22.7 million, or 27.3%, as compared to the same period in 2017. Gathering and transportation expenses were $0.79$0.71 per Mcfe for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 as compared to $1.26$1.32 per Mcfe for the same period in 2017. Gathering and transportation expenses were $0.74 per Mcfe for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to $1.29 per Mcfe for the same period in 2017. The decreases were primarily due to the impact of the rejection of executory contracts for the transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region duringthat occurred in the three months ended March 31,first quarter of 2018.

Purchased natural gas expenses

Purchased natural gas expenses are purchases of natural gas from third parties plus the related costs of transportation. Purchased natural gas expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased by $2.3$1.6 million and $6.6 million or 36.2%29.9% and 36.1%, respectively, as compared withto the same periodsperiod in 2017. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes purchased and lower transportation costs as a result of the rejection of executory contracts.contracts for the transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region.

Depletion, depreciation and amortization

Depletion, depreciation and amortization for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 increased from the same period in 2017 primarily due to an increase in depletion expense of $6.8$7.0 million and $24.0 million, or 60.4%.52.3% and 66.9%, respectively. The increase in depletion expense was primarily due to an increase in production and higher depletion rate. On a per Mcfe basis, the depletion rate for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 was $0.71$0.75 per Mcfe, compared with $0.52to $0.61 per Mcfe in the same period in 2017. The depletion rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $0.73 per Mcfe, compared to $0.56 per Mcfe in the same period in 2017. The increase in the depletion rate was primarily due to the additional costs associated with our development of the South Texas and North Louisiana regions. In particular, the development of oil producing assets in South Texas results in a higher depletion rate when calculated on per Mcfe basis compared to the rest of our properties.

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties

We did not record an impairment to our oil and natural gas properties for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017. The possibility and amount of any future impairment is difficult to predict, and will depend, in part, upon future oil and natural gas prices to be utilized in the ceiling test, estimates of proved reserves and future capital expenditures and operating costs.

General and administrative

The following table presents our general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31,   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands) 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 Quarter to quarter change 2018 2017 Period to period change
General and administrative expenses:                  
Gross general and administrative expenses $14,004
 $12,297
 $1,707
 $10,666
 $17,040
 $(6,374) $35,606
 $41,826
 $(6,220)
Technical services and service agreement charges (1,563) (1,394) (169) (913) (1,675) 762
 (3,336) (4,573) 1,237
Operator overhead reimbursements (3,574) (3,381) (193) (3,494) (3,782) 288
 (10,527) (10,860) 333
Capitalized salaries (788) (725) (63) (678) (682) 4
 (2,253) (2,130) (123)
General and administrative expenses, excluding equity-based compensation 8,079
 6,797
 1,282
 5,581
 10,901
 (5,320) 19,490
 24,263
 (4,773)
Gross equity-based compensation 595
 (2,026) 2,621
 565
 (707) 1,272
 1,770
 (10,355) 12,125
Capitalized equity-based compensation (147) (356) 209
 (31) (159) 128
 (315) (852) 537
General and administrative expenses $8,527
 $4,415
 $4,112
 $6,115
 $10,035
 $(3,920) $20,945
 $13,056
 $7,889

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased by $3.9 million compared to the same period in 2017. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased by $4.1$7.9 million or 93.1%, compared withto the same period in 2017. Significant components of the changes in general and administrative expenses were a result of:

Increased
Higher equity-based compensation of $2.8$1.4 million and $12.7 million for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, primarily due to $3.6 million of income in prior year of $1.3 million and $15.0 million, respectively, related to a significant decline in the fair value of the warrants issued to Energy Strategic Advisory Services LLC (“ESAS”). In addition,This was partially offset by a decrease in equity-based compensation decreasedof $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to the discontinuation of grants of share-based compensation to employees.

employees and lower employee headcount.
Increased personnel costs of $2.0$3.6 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to higher bonus expense during the current year, partially offset by lower headcount. The increase in bonus expense was due to the adoption of new cash-based retention and incentive plans in connection with our restructuring activities. The cash-based retention and incentive plans are intended to replace grants under the equity-based incentive plans. As a result, cash-based personnel costs increased and equity-based compensation expense decreased.
Decreased consulting and contract labor costs of $0.9$0.8 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively, primarily due to the suspension of the services and investment agreement with ESAS that was effective as of November 9, 2017.
IncreasedDecreased legal and professional fees of $1.3$4.2 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, primarily related torespectively. Our legal and advisoryprofessional fees incurred in connection withduring 2017 primarily consisted of legal, financial and restructuring activities prioradvisors engaged to the Petition Date.evaluate strategic alternatives. Any legal and professional fees incurred subsequent to the Petition Date are classified as “Reorganization items, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Decreased overhead reimbursement, technical services and service agreement charges of $1.1 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decreases are primarily a result of lower recoveries from third parties due to the acquisition of our joint venture partner’s interests in the Appalachia JV Settlement.
Decreased information technology costs of $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The decreases are primarily due to the renegotiation of certain software licensing agreements.
Decreased various other gross general and administrative expenses of $0.7$0.9 million and $1.9 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018.September 30, 2018, respectively. These decreases reflect our continued efforts to reduce our general and administrative costs.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 decreased $10.8$23.9 million or 54%,and $49.3 million, respectively, from the same periodperiods in 2017. The decrease wasdecreases were primarily due to the suspension of interest accrued on certain instruments subsequent to the Petition Date. As a result of the bankruptcy proceedings, the Court limited post-petition interest on certain indebtedness that may be under securedunder-secured or unsecured. On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes. We continued to accrue and pay interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes subsequent to the Petition Date. We accrued interest on 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes through the Petition Date with no interest accrued subsequent to the filings.Petition Date. See “Note 8. Debt” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments - commodity derivatives

Our oil and natural gas derivative financial instruments resulted in a net gain of $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our oil and natural gas derivative financial instruments resulted in a net loss of $0.6 million and a net gain of $15.5$22.9 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. In January 2018, the counterparty to our remaining open swap contracts early terminated the outstanding contracts effective January 31, 2018. As a result, we did not have any outstanding oil and natural gas derivative financial instruments assubsequent to the termination of March 31, 2018.these contracts.


The following table presents our oil and natural gas prices, before and after the impact of the cash settlement of our commodity derivatives:
 Three Months Ended March 31,   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
Average realized pricing: 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 Quarter to quarter change 2018 2017 Period to period change
Natural gas (per Mcf):                  
Net price, excluding derivatives $2.89
 $2.70
 $0.19
 $2.68
 $2.39
 $0.29
 $2.68
 $2.57
 $0.11
Cash receipts (payments) on derivatives 0.02
 (0.22) 0.24
 
 0.03
 (0.03) 0.01
 (0.09) 0.10
Net price, including derivatives $2.91
 $2.48
 $0.43
 $2.68
 $2.42
 $0.26
 $2.69
 $2.48
 $0.21
Oil (per Bbl):                  
Net price, excluding derivatives $63.66
 $48.92
 $14.74
 $72.26
 $46.76
 $25.50
 $68.61
 $47.70
 $20.91
Cash receipts (payments) on derivatives 
 (0.25) 0.25
 
 0.30
 (0.30) 
 0.08
 (0.08)
Net price, including derivatives $63.66
 $48.67
 $14.99
 $72.26
 $47.06
 $25.20
 $68.61
 $47.78
 $20.83
Natural gas equivalent (per Mcfe):                  
Net price, excluding derivatives $3.36
 $3.19
 $0.17
 $3.46
 $2.80
 $0.66
 $3.31
 $3.03
 $0.28
Cash receipts (payments) on derivatives 0.02
 (0.21) 0.23
 
 0.03
 (0.03) 0.01
 (0.08) 0.09
Net price, including derivatives $3.38
 $2.98
 $0.40
 $3.46
 $2.83
 $0.63
 $3.32
 $2.95
 $0.37

Our total cash payments for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $0.6 million, or $0.03 per Mcfe. Our total cash receipts for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 were $0.5 million, or $0.02$0.01 per Mcfe, compared to cash payments of $4.5$5.0 million, or $0.21$0.08 per Mcfe, for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017.


Gain on derivative financial instruments - common share warrants

Pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, (“ASC 815”), we account for the 2017 Warrants as derivative financial instruments and carry the warrants as a non-current liability at their fair value, with the increase or decrease in fair value being recognized in earnings. These warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis until the date of exercise or the date of expiration. On January 16, 2018, affiliates of Fairfax surrendered all of their rights to the 2017 Warrants, which had entitled them rights to purchase in aggregate up to 10,824,376 common shares at $13.95 per share and 1,725,576 common shares at $0.01 per share. WeDuring the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a netloss of $0.3 million and a gain of $0.2$1.4 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2018respectively, primarily due to a gain of $1.2 million for the surrendercancellation of warrants by Fairfax partially offset by a $1.0 million loss onand changes in the fair value due to an increase in EXCO’s share price. During the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, we recorded a gain on the revaluationgains of the warrants of $6.0$18.3 million and $146.6 million, respectively, primarily due to a decrease in EXCO’s share price.

Reorganization items, net

Pursuant to ASC 852, any costs directly related to an entity’s bankruptcy proceedings are presented separately as reorganization items. We recorded a net loss on reorganization items of $352.9$18.2 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, which was comprised of $3.0 million related to the rejection of the office lease for our corporate headquarters and $15.2 million of legal and professional fees related to the bankruptcy proceedings. We recorded a net loss on reorganization items of $387.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to the rejection of executory contracts of $312.2 million, legal and professional fees of $13.9$44.8 million rejection of executory contracts of $309.2 million, and the acceleration of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and deferred reductions in carrying value of debt instruments of $29.9$30.5 million. The losses associated with the rejection of executory contracts and adjustments to the carrying value of debt instruments are based on our current estimate of the allowable claims and may differ from actual claims or future settlement amounts paid. We will continue to evaluate these liabilities throughout the Chapter 11 process and adjust amounts as necessary. Such adjustments may be material. See “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Loss on restructuring and extinguishment of debt

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, we recorded a loss on restructuring of debt of $6.3$6.4 million related to the transaction costs associated with the exchange of Second Lien Term Loan Exchange transaction costs.Loans for 1.75 Lien Term Loans.


Equity income

Equity income was $0.2 million and $0.3$0.4 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2017. Equity income was $0.2 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We acquired the remaining ownership interests in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream as a result of the Appalachia JV Settlement on February 27, 2018. Prior to the settlement, we accounted for our ownership interests in OPCO and Appalachia Midstream as equity method investments. As a result of the settlement, OPCO and Appalachia Midstream are wholly owned subsidiaries and are consolidated within our financial results.

Income taxes

During the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, we did not recognize any income tax expense. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, we recognized an income tax benefit of $4.5 million and income tax expense of $1.0$2.4 million, respectively. The following table presents our income tax benefit and expense for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 Three Months Ended March 31,   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(in thousands) 2018 2017 Period to period change 2018 2017 
Quarter to quarter 
change
 2018 2017 Period to period change
Income tax (benefit) expense:                  
Current income tax (benefit) expense $
 $
 $
 $
 $(709) $709
 $
 $(709) $709
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (4,518) 1,028
 (3,490) 
 1,028
 (1,028) (4,518) 3,083
 (7,601)
Total income tax (benefit) expense $(4,518) $1,028
 $(3,490) $
 $319
 $(319) $(4,518) $2,374
 $(6,892)

Deferred income tax benefit during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 related to changes in a deferred tax liability for tax-deductible goodwill. As of December 31, 2017, we recognized a deferred tax liability of $4.5 million for tax-deductible goodwill. The deferred tax liability related to goodwill was considered to have an indefinite life based on the nature of the underlying asset and could not be offset under GAAP with a deferred tax asset with a definite life, such as net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”). As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”), deferred tax assets resulting from NOLs generated in taxable years subsequent to December 31, 2017 are considered to have an indefinite life. Therefore, we recognized an income tax benefit of $4.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 because we expect to be able to utilize

deferred tax assets related to NOLs to offset the deferred tax liability related to goodwill. We recognized $1.0 million of deferred income tax expense of $0.3 million and $3.1 million during the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, respectively, for changes in the deferred tax liability related to tax-deductible goodwill with an indefinite life that could not be offset by NOLs that were considered to have a definite life prior to the enactment of the Tax Act.

Our net deferred tax assets have been fully reserved with valuation allowances. Our accumulated valuation allowance as of March 31,September 30, 2018 was approximately $886.8$880.9 million and has fully offset our net deferred tax assets. We will continue to recognize deferred tax valuation allowances until the realization of deferred benefits becomes more-likely-than-not.

The effective income tax rate,rates, excluding the impact of the valuation allowances, would have been 20.4%73.9% and 40.2%20.5% for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, respectively, and 9.1% and 87.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The effective tax rates, excluding the impact of the valuation allowance, differ from the statutory tax rates primarily due to permanent differences between the amounts recorded for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The lower effective tax rate for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 was primarily due to the lower enacted tax rate under the Tax Act.

Our Liquidity, capital resources and capital commitments
Overview

Our primary sources of capital resources and Liquidity (defined as cash and restricted cash plus the unused borrowing base under the DIP Credit Agreement) have historically consisted of internally generated cash flows from operations, borrowings under certain credit agreements, issuances of debt securities, dispositions of non-strategic assets, joint ventures and the capital markets when conditions are favorable. Our ability to issue additional indebtedness, dispose assets, enter into joint ventures or access the capital markets may be substantially limited or nonexistent during ourthe Chapter 11 proceedingsCases and will require

court approval in most instances. Accordingly, our Liquidity will depend mainly on cash generated from operating activities and available funds under the DIP Credit Agreement. Factors that could impact our Liquidity, capital resources and capital commitments include the following:

the outcome of potential strategic alternatives to maximize value for the benefit of our stakeholders as part of the Chapter 11 process, which may include a sale of certain or substantially all of our assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, a plan of reorganization to equitize certain indebtedness, or a combination thereof;
significant costs associated with the bankruptcy process, including our ability to limit these costs by obtaining confirmation of a successful plan of reorganization in a timely manner;
decisions from the Court related to requirements to pay interest on certain debt instruments during the bankruptcy process;
decisions from the Court related to the rejection of certain executory contracts, including certain sales, marketing, firm transportation and gathering contracts;
our ability to maintain compliance with debt covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement;
reductions to our borrowing base under the DIP Credit Agreement, which may begin on January 1, 2019 or later if we elect to extend the maturity of the DIP Credit Agreement;Agreement is extended;
our ability to fund, finance or repay indebtedness, including our ability to restructure our indebtedness during the Chapter 11 Cases;
limitations on our ability to incur certain types of indebtedness in accordance with our debt agreements;
requirements to provide certain vendors and other parties with letters of credit or cash deposits as a result of our credit quality, which reduce the amount of available borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement;
our ability to obtain exit financing on favorable terms in order to consummate the Plan or an alternative restructuring transaction;
the level of planned drilling activities;
the results of our ongoing drilling programs;
potential acquisitions and/or dispositions of oil and natural gas properties or other assets;
the integration of acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties or other assets;
our ability to effectively manage operating, general and administrative expenses and capital expenditure programs, specifically related to pricing pressures from key vendors utilized in our drilling, completion and operating activities;
reduced oil and natural gas revenues resulting from, among other things, depressed oil and natural gas prices and lower production from reductions in our drilling and development activities;
our ability to mitigate commodity price volatility with commodity derivative financial instruments; and
the potential outcome of litigation.


Recent events affecting Liquidity
On January 15, 2018, the Company and the Filing Subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On January 22, 2018, we closed the DIP Credit Agreement, which includes an initial borrowing base of $250.0 million. Proceeds from the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and will provide additional liquidity to fund our operations during the Chapter 11 process. We have limited our 2018 forecasted capital budgetexpenditures to $134.0$152.0 million in order to preserve our Liquidity during the pendency of the bankruptcy process. Our Liquidity was $157.3$155.6 million as of March 31,September 30, 2018. We believe our cash flow from operations, borrowing capacity under the DIP Credit Agreement and cash on hand will provide sufficient Liquidity during the bankruptcy process. We expect to incur significant costs associated with the bankruptcy process, including legal, financial and restructuring advisors to the Company and certain of our creditors. Additionally, the DIP Credit Agreement matures on January 22, 2019 unless we are able to extend the maturity by obtaining a waiver or consent from the DIP Lenders. Therefore, our ability to obtain confirmation of a successful plan of reorganization in a timely manner is critical to ensuring our Liquidity is sufficient during the bankruptcy process.
The Plan provides for a reorganization of the Debtors as a going concern with a significant reduction in indebtedness and improved capital structure. The Debtors shall fund distributions under the Plan with: (i) cash on hand; (ii) a new revolving credit facility (“Exit Facility”); (iii) a new second lien debt instrument; (iv) the equity in the reorganized Company; and (v) the proceeds from carriers of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage related to the Debtors. Our ability to consummate the Plan is dependent upon our ability to issue the Exit Facility and a new second lien debt instrument. We are currently engaged in discussions with financial institutions regarding the potential issuance of the Exit Facility and a new second lien debt instrument. There can be no assurance the exit financing required to consummate the Plan will be available or, if available, offered on acceptable terms. See further discussion of the key proposed restructuring elements contemplated in the Plan and the confirmation process in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The primary sources of liquidity for the reorganized Company are expected to consist of internally generated cash flows from operations and available borrowings under the Exit Facility. The capital structure proposed in the Plan is expected to provide us with sufficient liquidity and financial flexibility in order to execute our business plan.

The following table presents our Liquidity and outstanding principal balances of our debt as of March 31,September 30, 2018:
(in thousands) March 31, 2018 September 30, 2018
DIP Credit Agreement $156,406
 $156,406
1.5 Lien Notes 316,958
 316,958
1.75 Lien Term Loans 708,926
 708,926
Second Lien Term Loans 17,246
 17,246
2018 Notes 131,576
 131,576
2022 Notes 70,169
 70,169
Total debt $1,401,281
 $1,401,281
Net debt $1,325,619
 $1,327,290
Borrowing base $250,000
 $250,000
Unused borrowing base (1) $81,600
 $81,600
Cash (2) $75,662
 $73,991
Unused borrowing base plus cash $157,262
 $155,591

(1)Net of $12.0 million in letters of credit at March 31,September 30, 2018.
(2)Includes restricted cash of $9.8$7.0 million at March 31,September 30, 2018.
As of the Petition Date, we had approximately $1.4 billion in principal amount of indebtedness. The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the following debt instruments: (i) EXCO Resources Credit Agreement; (ii) 1.5 Lien Notes; (iii) 1.75 Lien Term Loans; (iv) 2018 Notes; and (v) 2022 Notes. These debt instruments provide that as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the principal and interest due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. In addition, we were in default under the Second Lien Term Loans as a result of our failure to make interest payments. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement with respect to the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. Proceeds from the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay all obligations under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement was terminated. On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes.
The DIP Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including, but not limited to:

our cash (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement) plus unused commitments under the DIP Credit Agreement cannot be less than $20.0 million (“Minimum Liquidity Test”); and
aggregate disbursements cannot exceed 120% of the aggregate disbursements (excluding professional fees incurred in the Chapter 11 Cases) set forth in the 13-week forecasts provided to the administrative agent of the DIP Credit Agreement. The testing period is based on the immediately preceding four-week period and is measured every two weeks. The 13-week forecast is provided to the administrative agent on a monthly basis and shall be consistent in all material respects with the applicable period covered by the 2018 budget that was previously delivered to the administrative agent of the DIP Credit Agreement.
As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement. The DIP Credit Agreement contains events of default, including: (i) conversion of the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under Chapter 7 of the

Bankruptcy Code and (ii) appointment of a trustee, examiner or receiver in the Chapter 11 Cases. The DIP Credit Agreement will mature on the earliest of (a) 12 months from the initial borrowings on January 22, 2018, (b) the effective date of a plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 Cases and (c) the date of termination of all revolving commitments and/or the acceleration of the obligations under the DIP Facilities following an event of default. We have theThe DIP Credit Agreement provided us with an option subject to certain conditions, to extend the maturity of the DIP Facilities to the date that is 18 months from the initial borrowing date.date if certain conditions are met. These conditions included a requirement to file a plan of reorganization with the Court no later than July 1, 2018. We did not file a plan of reorganization with the Court prior to July 1, 2018; therefore, an extension of the DIP Facilities beyond the original maturity date would require a waiver or consent from the DIP Lenders. See further discussion of the DIP Credit Agreement in “Note 8. Debt” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Capital expenditures
Our 2018 forecasted capital budgetexpenditures of $134.0$152.0 million isare focused primarily on the development of the Haynesville and Eagle Ford shales. During the first quarter of 2018, we revised our original capital budget for 2018 to reflect the impact of non-consent elections by partners in certain of our operated wells.wells, drill additional wells in South Texas with attractive rates of return, and complete additional wells that were previously drilled during prior year in North Louisiana based on a settlement agreement with a joint venture partner. The development of the Haynesville shale in North Louisiana includes drilling 1 gross (0.7 net) operated well and completing 11 gross (6.7 net) operated wells. The completion activities in North Louisiana primarily include wells drilled in prior year. Based on the settlement agreement reached with a joint venture partner in the fourth quarter of 2018, we agreed to commence the completion of 4 gross (1.2 net) wells that were previously drilled in North Louisiana no later than November 15, 2018, and subsequently commence the completion of 3 gross (2.2 net) additional wells that were previously drilled in North Louisiana. These wells are not expected to be completed and turn-to-sales until the first quarter of 2019.
Our development program for the Eagle Ford shale includes drilling 1014 gross (10.0(11.3 net) operated wells and completing 1216 gross (11.6(12.9 net) operated wells that will preserve the value of certain acreage with leasehold obligations.obligations and provide attractive rates of return. Our drilling and completion activities include $21.0 million to participate in the development of non-operated wells. In addition, we plan to spend a limited amount of capital on maintenance and leasehold costs.
For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, our capital expenditures totaled $57.3$124.4 million, of which $54.8$118.1 million was primarily related to development capital expenditures. Our development activities in North Louisiana included drilling 1 gross (0.7 net) operated well and completing 11 gross (6.7 net) operated wells in the Haynesville shale. The forecasted development activities for 2018 in North Louisiana were substantially complete asfor the remainder of 2018 will primarily consist of the endcompletion of the first quarter of 2018.wells that were previously drilled in prior year. Our development activities in South Texas included drilling 514 gross (5.0(11.3 net) operated wells and completing 49 gross (3.6(8.6 net) operated wells in the Eagle Ford shale. We expect to be substantially complete with the forecasted development activities for 20187 gross (4.3 net) operated wells in South Texas duringin the thirdfourth quarter of 2018. In addition, we turned-to-sales 1 gross (0.9 net) operated Marcellus shale well in Northeast Pennsylvania that was previously awaiting the connection of a pipeline.
The following table presents our capital expenditures for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and our budgetedforecasted capital expenditures for the remainder of 2018:
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 April - December Forecast 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 October - December 2018 Forecast 2018 Forecasted Capital Expenditures
(in thousands) 2018 Capital Budget 
Capital expenditures:            
Lease purchases and seismic $294
 $3,706
 $4,000
 $476
 $1,524
 $2,000
Development capital expenditures 54,809
 67,191
 122,000
 118,093
 21,907
 140,000
Field operations, gathering and water pipelines 30
 3,970
 4,000
 918
 3,082
 4,000
Corporate and other 2,148
 1,852
 4,000
 4,875
 1,125
 6,000
Total $57,281
 $76,719
 $134,000
 $124,362
 $27,638
 $152,000

Historical sources and uses of funds
Net increases (decreases) in cash are summarized as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017
Net cash provided by operating activities $48,252
 $5,196
 $109,536
 $51,107
Net cash used in investing activities (52,024) (15,580) (114,356) (125,147)
Net cash provided by financing activities 24,566
 37,790
 23,943
 159,660
Net increase in cash $20,794
 $27,406
 $19,123
 $85,620

Operating activities

The primary factors impacting our cash flows from operating activities include: (i) levels of production from our oil and natural gas properties, (ii) prices we receive from sales of oil and natural gas production, including settlement proceeds or payments related to our oil and natural gas derivatives, (iii) operating costs of our oil and natural gas properties, (iv) costs of our general and administrative activities and (v) interest expense. Our cash flows from operating activities have historically

been impacted by fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices and our production volumes.

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, our net cash provided by operating activities was $48.3$109.5 million as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $5.2$51.1 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017. The increase in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to increases in revenues, reductions in operating expenses reductions in cash interest payments and favorable changes in working capital. As a result of the bankruptcy proceedings, we experienced favorable changes in working capital during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 due to the deferral of payments that are subject to the approval of the Court, our creditors or confirmation of a plan of reorganization. See “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases.

Investing activities

Our investing activities consist primarily of drilling and development expenditures, acquisitions and divestitures. For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, our net cash used in investing activities was $52.0$114.4 million, which primarily consisted of development activities infocused on the North Louisiana and South Texas regions of $66.9$130.1 million. This is partially offset by $14.8 million of cash held by OPCO and Appalachia Midstream that was acquired as a result of the Appalachia JV Settlement. For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, our net cash used in investing activities was $15.6$125.1 million, which primarily consisted of development activities in the North Louisiana region.

Financing activities

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, our net cash provided by financing activities was $24.6$23.9 million. Proceeds from the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement and will provide additional liquidity to fund our operations during the Chapter 11 process. In addition, we spent $5.4$6.1 million of financing costs related to issuance of the DIP Facilities. See “Note 8. Debt” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the DIP Facilities.

For the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2017, our net cash provided by financing activities was $37.8$159.7 million primarily due to $295.5 million of net proceeds received from the 1.5 Lien Notes, and $25.0 million inwhich we used to repay borrowings under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. We used the majoritysubsequently had net borrowings of the proceeds from the 1.5 Lien Notes to repay the entire outstanding balance$126.4 million under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement, of $253.6 million.which exhausted our remaining unused commitments under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. In addition, we used cash to pay $18.6$22.1 million of costs primarily related to recent debt restructuring activities during the first quarter of 2017, and we made payments of $10.5$11.6 million on a portion of the Second Lien Term Loans, which reduced its carrying value.

Commodity derivative financial instruments

Our production is generally sold at prevailing market prices. Historically, we have entered into oil and natural gas derivative contracts for a portion of our production to mitigate the impact of commodity price fluctuations and achieve a more predictable cash flow associated with our operations. These transactions limit our exposure to declines in prices, but also limit the benefits we would realize if oil and natural gas prices increase.

During the Chapter 11 Cases, our ability to enter into commodity derivative contracts covering estimated future production is limited under the DIP Credit Agreement. We are only permitted to enter into commodity derivative contracts with lenders under the DIP Credit Agreement. As a result, we may not be able to enter into commodity derivative contracts covering our production in future periods on favorable terms or at all. If we cannot or choose not to enter into commodity derivative contracts in the future, we could be more affected by changes in commodity prices. Our inability to hedge the risk of low commodity prices in the future, on favorable terms or at all, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our exposure to commodity price fluctuations will increase in 2018 due to lower oil and natural gas volumes covered by derivative contracts compared to historical levels.

See further details on our derivative financial instruments in “Note 7. Derivative financial instruments” and “Note 9. Fair value measurements” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

As of March 31,September 30, 2018, we had no arrangements or any guarantees of off-balance sheet debt to third parties.


Contractual obligations and commercial commitments

As of December 31, 2017, our contractual obligations and commercial commitments primarily consisted of debt instruments; sales, marketing, gathering and transportation agreements; and leases of office space and certain equipment. The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the following debt instruments: (i) EXCO Resources Credit Agreement; (ii) 1.5 Lien Notes; (iii) 1.75 Lien Term Loans; (iv) 2018 Notes; and (v) 2022 Notes. In addition, we were in default under the Second Lien Term Loans as a result of our failure to make interest payments. Any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the debt instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the debt instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. As of the Petition Date, we adjusted the carrying value of our indebtedness to the estimated amount that will be allowed as claims in the Chapter 11 Cases. On January 22, 2018, proceeds from the DIP Credit Agreement were used to repay all obligations outstanding under the EXCO Resources Credit Agreement. On February 22, 2018, the Court approved our ability to make adequate protection payments for interest on the DIP Credit Agreement and the 1.5 Lien Notes. We accrued interest on the 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes through Petition Date, with no interest accrued subsequent to the Petition Date. The 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Term Loans, 2018 Notes and 2022 Notes have been reclassified as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018.

During March 2018, the Court approved the rejection of certain executory contracts related to the sale, marketing and transportation of natural gas in the North Louisiana region. The rejection of these executory contracts was treated as a breach as of the Petition Date and relievesrelieved us from performing future obligations under such contract but is expected to result in a general unsecured claim against certain of the Debtors for damages caused by such rejection. On August 9, 2018, the Court approved the rejection of the office lease for our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas. We subsequently entered into a new lease for a reduced amount of square footage in the same office building with a term through December 31, 2022.

Our estimate of allowable claims related to the executory contracts approved for rejection by the Court was recorded as “Liabilities subject to compromise” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2018. On March 1, 2018,See “Item 1. Legal Proceedings” for further discussion regarding the Company and the Filing Subsidiaries filed a motionadversary proceeding related to reject an agreement to deliver an aggregate minimum volume commitment of natural gas production in East Texas and North Louisiana to certain gathering systems owned by Azure through November 30, 2018. On May 8, 2018, the motion was abated pending the filing of an adversary proceeding.

See further discussion of the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases on our indebtedness and the rejection of executory contracts in “Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Some of the information below contains forward-looking statements. The primary objective of the following information is to provide forward-looking quantitative and qualitative information about our potential exposure to market risks. The term “market risk” refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in oil and natural gas prices, and interest rates charged on borrowings and earned on cash equivalent investments, and adverse changes in the market value of marketable securities.investments. The disclosure is not meant to be a precise indicator of expected future losses, but rather an indicator of reasonably possible losses. This forward-looking information provides an indicator of how we view and manage our ongoing market risk exposures. Our market risk sensitive derivative financial instruments werehave historically been entered into for hedging and investment purposes, not for trading purposes.

Commodity price risk

Our most significant market risk exposure is in the pricing applicable to our oil and natural gas production. Realized pricing is primarily driven by the prevailing worldwide price for crude oil and spot market prices for natural gas as well as local and regional differentials. Pricing for oil and natural gas production is volatile. We have historically entered into commodity derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to commodity price fluctuations, protect our returns on investments, and achieve a more predictable cash flow in connection with our financing activities and borrowings related to these activities. These transactions limit exposure to declines in prices, but also limit the benefits we would realize if oil and natural gas prices increase.

During the Chapter 11 Cases, our ability to enter into commodity derivative contracts covering estimated future production is limited under the DIP Credit Agreement. We are only permitted to enter into commodity derivative contracts with lenders under the DIP Credit Agreement. As a result, we may not be able to enter into commodity derivative contracts covering our production in future periods on favorable terms or at all. If we cannot or choose not to enter into commodity derivative

contracts in the future, we could be more affected by changes in commodity prices. Our inability to hedge the risk of low

commodity prices in the future, on favorable terms or at all, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our exposure to commodity price fluctuations will increase in 2018 due to lower oil and natural gas volumes covered by derivative contracts compared to historical levels. For the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, a $1.00 decrease in the average commodity price per Mcfe would have resulted in a decrease in oil and natural gas revenues, excluding the impact of commodity derivative financial instruments, of approximately $25.4 million.$27.0 million and $82.0 million, respectively.

Interest rate risk

Our exposure to interest rate changes relates primarily to borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement. Interest is payable on borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement based on a floating rate as more fully described in “Note 8. Debt” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. At March 31,September 30, 2018, we had $156.4 million in borrowings outstanding under the DIP Credit Agreement. A 1.0% increase in interest rates (100 bps) based on the variable borrowings as of March 31,September 30, 2018 would result in an increase in our interest expense of approximately $1.6 million per year. The interest rate we pay on these borrowings is set periodically based upon market rates. The interest rates on the 1.5 Lien Notes, 1.75 Lien Term Loans, Second Lien Terms Loans, 2018 Notes, and 2022 Notes are fixed and not subject to change based on fluctuations in interest rates.

Equity price risk

Our exposure to changes Furthermore, fluctuations in our common share price primarily relate tointerest rates may affect the 2017 Warrants. We account for the 2017 Warrants as derivative instrumentsterms and record the warrants as a non-current liability at fair value, with the increase or decrease in fair value being recognized in earnings. The 2017 Warrantsavailability of exit financing that will be measured at fair value on a recurring basis untilrequired to consummate the underlying common share warrants are exercisedcontemplated plan of reorganization or the date of expiration. The 2017 Warrants had a fair value of $1.8 million on March 31, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, a 10% increase in the price of our common shares would have increased the fair value of the liability related to the 2017 Warrants by approximately $0.2 million.an alternative restructuring transaction.

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures. Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, EXCO’s management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that EXCO’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31,September 30, 2018 to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed by EXCO in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to EXCO’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in EXCO’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, EXCO’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings

InWe are party to various litigation matters in both the ordinary course of business and in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases, we are party to variousCases.

Enterprise and Acadian contract litigation matters.

As described in “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in our 2017 Form 10-K, we are currently in litigation with Enterprise Products Operating LLC and Acadian Gas Pipeline System (collectively, “Enterprise”) in which Enterprise filed a suit claiming that we improperly terminated certain sales and transportation contracts. On February 12, 2018, Enterprise filed a motion to lift the automatic stay of the suit under the Bankruptcy Code and continue the suit against us in state court. On March 19, 2018, we filed a motion to extend the automatic stay in the Court. On April 19, 2018, the Court entered a stipulation and agreed order pursuant to which, among other matters, Enterprise agreed to, among other things, (i) dismiss with prejudice all claims against Harold Hickey and Steve Estes and (ii) withdraw its motion to lift the automatic stay.

On July 20, 2018, the Debtors filed an objection to all proofs of claim filed by Enterprise (“Enterprise Claims Objection”), and on October 22, 2018, filed a motion seeking summary judgment in favor of the Debtors on account thereof. On October 5, 2018, Enterprise filed a response to the Enterprise Claims Objection and a motion seeking the Court’s abstention therefrom (“Enterprise Abstention Motion”). On October 29, 2018, the Debtors and Bluescape each filed an objection to the Enterprise Abstention Motion.


Shell natural gas sales contract litigation

On March 29, 2018, the Court entered an order granting our motion to dismiss without prejudice the adversary proceeding we had initiated against Shell Energy North America (US) LP (“Shell Energy”), a subsidiary of Shell, regarding Shell Energy’s improper withholding of revenue owedfailure to pay us for sales of natural gas. As described in “Note 12. Subsequent events” to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we entered into a settlement agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, plc related to revenues that we withheld in response to the aforementioned actions by Shell Energy. The settlement agreement does not prevent us from asserting any claim, cross-claim, defense, or other cause of action against Shell Energy.

Azure minimum volume commitment litigation

On March 1, 2018, the Debtors filed a motion to reject an agreement to deliver an aggregate minimum volume commitment of natural gas production in East Texas and North Louisiana to certain gathering systems owned by Azure Midstream Energy, LLC and TGG Pipeline, Ltd. (collectively, “Azure”) through November 30, 2018.  The motion was abated on May, 8, 2018 and on May 16, 2018, EXCO Operating Company, LP and Raider Marketing, LP commenced an adversary proceeding under Adv. Proc. No. 18-03096.  The Debtors initiated this adversary proceeding against Azure to establish that the minimum volume commitment agreement is severable from the base gathering agreement between the parties.  The Debtors and the contract counterparties each filed various dispositive motions that were heard by the Court on August 9, 2018. The parties have engaged in settlement discussions related to this matter; however, there can be no assurance the parties will be able to reach an agreement. Any settlement reached between the parties would have to be approved by the Court.

Natural gas flaring application

In January 2018, we commenced the flaring of natural gas produced in our South Texas region pursuant to temporary flare permits. In May 2018, we went before the Texas Railroad Commission at a hearing regarding a requested extension of the permits to continue such flaring (the “Flaring Application”) for up to two-years, the maximum time allowable. We expect that a final ruling by the Texas Railroad Commission on the Flaring Application will be issued in the first quarter of 2019.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

We may not be able to obtain confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

To emerge successfully from Court protection as a viable entity, we must meet certain statutory requirements with respect to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, solicit and obtain the requisite acceptances of such a reorganization plan and fulfill other statutory conditions for confirmation of such a plan. Although the Court has approved the Disclosure Statement with respect to the Plan and solicitation of the Plan has commenced, solicitation is not complete and other requirements and statutory conditions necessary for confirmation of the Plan have not yet been satisfied. While the Confirmation Hearing has been scheduled for December 10, 2018, it is possible that hearing could be delayed. It is also possible that the Court will not confirm the Plan.

Creditors may not vote in favor of our Plan, and certain parties in interest may file further objections to the Plan in an effort to persuade the Court that we have not satisfied the confirmation requirements under the Bankruptcy Code. Even if the requisite acceptances of our Plan are received from creditors entitled to vote on the Plan, the Court, which can exercise substantial discretion, may not confirm the Plan. The precise requirements and evidentiary showing for confirming a plan, notwithstanding its rejection by one or more impaired classes of claims or equity interests, depends upon a number of factors including, without limitation, the status and seniority of the claims or equity interests in the rejecting class.

Therefore, the outcome of our Chapter 11 process is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and is dependent upon factors outside of our control, including actions of the Court and our creditors. If the Plan is not confirmed by the Court, it is unclear whether we would be able to reorganize our business and what, if anything, holders of claims against us would ultimately receive with respect to their claims. We would likely incur significant costs in connection with developing and seeking approval of an alternative plan of reorganization, which might not be supported by any of the current debt holders, various statutory committees or other stakeholders. If an alternative reorganization could not be agreed upon, it is possible that we would have to liquidate our assets, in which case it is likely that holders of claims would receive substantially less favorable treatment than they would receive if we were to emerge as a viable, reorganized entity. There can be no assurance as to whether we will successfully reorganize and emerge from the Chapter 11 Cases or, if we do successfully reorganize, as to when we would emerge from the Chapter 11 Cases.

Any plan of reorganization that we may implement will be based in large part upon assumptions and analyses developed by us. If these assumptions and analyses prove to be incorrect, or market conditions deteriorate, our plan may be unsuccessful in its execution.

Any plan of reorganization that we may implement will affect both our capital structure and the ownership, structure and operation of our businesses and will reflect assumptions and analyses based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that we consider appropriate under the circumstances. Whether actual future results and developments will be consistent with our expectations and assumptions depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to:

changes in the price of oil and natural gas, including our increased exposure since none of our estimated future production is currently covered by commodity derivative contracts;
our ability to obtain adequate liquidity and financing sources, including acceptable terms for the Exit Facility or new second lien debt instrument as contemplated by the Plan;
our ability to maintain the confidence of our vendors, customers and joint interest partners in our viability as a continuing entity and to attract and retain sufficient business with them;
our ability to retain key employees; and
the overall strength and stability of general economic conditions of the financial and oil and gas industries, both in the U.S. and in global markets.

Adverse changes in any of these factors could materially affect the successful reorganization of our businesses. Accordingly, the Plan or any alternative Chapter 11 plan of reorganization may not enable us to achieve our goals or continue as a going concern.

In addition, any plan of reorganization will rely upon financial projections, including with respect to revenues, EBITDA, capital expenditures, debt service and cash flow. Financial forecasts are necessarily speculative, and it is likely that one or more of the assumptions and estimates that are the basis of these financial forecasts will not be accurate. In our case, the forecasts will be even more speculative than normal, because they may involve fundamental changes in the nature of our capital structure. Accordingly, we expect that our actual financial condition and results of operations will differ, perhaps materially,

from what we have anticipated. Consequently, there can be no assurance that the results or developments contemplated by any plan of reorganization we may implement will occur or, even if they do occur, that they will have the anticipated effects on us and our subsidiaries or our businesses or operations. The failure of any such results or developments to materialize as anticipated could materially adversely affect the successful execution of any plan of reorganization.

Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the composition of our board of directors will change significantly.

The composition of our board of directors is expected to change significantly following the Chapter 11 Cases. Any new directors may have different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives from those individuals who previously served on the board and, thus, may have different views on the issues that will determine the future of the Company. As a result, the future strategy and plans of the Company may differ materially from those of the past.

Our oil production in the South Texas region may be curtailed if we are not able to find an operational or commercial solution for the associated natural gas production

In our South Texas region, the primary purchaser of our natural gas allegedly terminated a long-term natural gas sales contract on May 31, 2017. As a result, our ability to transport or sell the natural gas from this region continues to be limited due to the existing infrastructure and we may experience significant curtailments of production in the future if we cannot find an operational or commercial solution. After the alleged termination of the long-term natural gas sales contract, we have either sold natural gas on short-term sales contracts or flared natural gas in order to avoid significant curtailments of our oil production. However, our ability and the costs associated with entering into natural gas sales contracts in the future are highly uncertain.

As described in “Item 1. Legal Proceedings”, we have submitted a request to the Texas Railroad Commission for an extension of the permits to continue the aforementioned flaring of natural gas for up to two years, the maximum time allowable. If the Flaring Application is denied or, in the future, we are unable, for any sustained period, to secure acceptable delivery or transportation arrangements or encounter production related difficulties, we may be required to shut-in or curtail production of both oil and natural gas from the affected wells in the South Texas region. Any such shut-in or curtailment or an inability to obtain acceptable terms for delivery of the oil and natural gas produced from our fields, would materially and adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations. We continue to evaluate alternatives, including construction of a Company-owned gathering system or the negotiation of a new gathering agreement.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
    
Recent sales of unregistered equity securities

There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2018 that were not previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K.

Issuer repurchases of common shares

We did not repurchase any common shares during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2018.

Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities

As described herein, the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default that accelerated our obligations under the following debt instruments:

EXCO Resources Credit Agreement;
1.5 Lien Notes;
1.75 Lien Term Loans;
2018 Notes; and
2022 Notes.

In addition, we were in default under the Second Lien Term Loans as a result of our failure to make interest payments. For additional information, please see "Note 1. Organization and basis of presentation" and “Note 8. Debt” in the Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Item 6.
Exhibits
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101.INS XBRL Instance Document.
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.
   
* These exhibits are management contracts.


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  EXCO RESOURCES, INC.
  (Registrant)
    
Date:May 15,November 13, 2018 /s/ Harold L. Hickey
   Harold L. Hickey
   Chief Executive Officer and President
   (Principal Executive Officer)
    
   /s/ Tyler S. Farquharson
   Tyler S. Farquharson
   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   (Principal Financial Officer)
    
   /s/ Brian N. Gaebe
   Brian N. Gaebe
   Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
   (Principal Accounting Officer)

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