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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.10

                         FORM OF GUIDELINES TO FORM W-9

                           IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION

     Under the U.S. federal income tax law, (i) payments and distributions on
shares of our 5% convertible preferred stock or common stock and (ii) the gross
proceeds from sales of such shares or the rights may be subject to backup
withholding. Generally, such payments will be subject to backup withholding
unless (a) the holder is exempt from backup withholding or (b) the holder
furnishes the payer with his correct tax identification number and certifies
that the number provided is correct and, in the case of backup withholding on
dividend payments, further certifies that such holder is not subject to backup
withholding due to prior underreporting of interest or dividend income. To avoid
backup withholding on payments and distributions from us, each rightholder who
exercises rights and is a U.S. person (including a resident alien) not exempt
from backup withholding must complete Substitute Form W-9 below to provide our
paying agent with such rightholder's correct taxpayer identification number (or
with a certification that such rightholder is awaiting a taxpayer identification
number), and with a certification that such rightholder is not subject to backup
withholding.

     Exempt rightholders include, among others, all corporations and certain
foreign individuals. In general, in order for a foreign individual to qualify as
an exempt recipient, the rightholder must submit a statement, signed under the
penalties of perjury, attesting to that individual's exempt status. The form of
such statement can be obtained from our paying agent. Special certification
rules apply to foreign holders that are not individuals. Exempt rightholders
that are U.S. persons should file Substitute Form W-9 to avoid possible
erroneous backup withholding. See the attached Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9 for additional
instructions.

     If backup withholding applies, our paying agent will be required to
withhold 31% of any such payments made to the right holder. Backup withholding
is not an additional tax. Rather, persons subject to backup withholding are
entitled to credit the amount of tax withheld against their actual tax
liability. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained.

     Foreign holders should complete the Form W-8BEN, which is being provided to
foreign addresses. If you require this Form, please contact the Subscription
Agent.

PURPOSE OF SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

     To prevent backup withholding on payments and distributions from us with
respect to our 5% convertible preferred stock and common stock, a rightholder
that is a U.S. person (including a resident alien) generally must complete
Substitute Form W-9 to provide our paying agent with his correct taxpayer
identification number and his certification that the taxpayer identification
number provided is correct (or a certification that such rightholder is awaiting
a taxpayer identification number), and to provide our paying agent with his
further certification that he is not subject to backup withholding due to prior
underreporting of interest or dividend income.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

     Section 6109 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code requires you to give your
correct TIN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report
interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to you, mortgage interest you
paid, the acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt,
or contributions you made to an IRA or MSA. The IRS uses the numbers for
identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. The
IRS may also provide this information to the U.S. Department of Justice for
civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the District of
Columbia to carry out their tax laws.

     You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax
return. Payers must generally withhold 31% of taxable interest, dividend, and
certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to a payer. Certain
penalties may also apply.

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 SUBSTITUTE
 FORM  W-9                                            Request for Taxpayer                          Give form to the
                                            Identification number and Certification                 requester. Do not send
                                                                                                    to the IRS.
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Name of U.S. Person (See attached guidelines)

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Business name (See attached guidelines)

Please check appropriate box:      [ ] Individual/Sole proprietor
                                   [ ] Corporation
                                   [ ] Partnership
                                   [ ] Other
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Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.)

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City, state, and ZIP code

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 PART I(a) -- Please provide your TIN in the box at right,                           TIN
 OR
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 PART I(b) -- Please check the following box if you have                 (Social Security Number or
 applied for, and are awaiting receipt of, your TIN:       [ ]         Employer Identification Number)
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 PART II -- For U.S. Payees exempt from backup withholding, please write "EXEMPT" in the following space:
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 PART III -- CERTIFICATION -- Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 1. The number shown on this form is my correct TIN (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me), AND

 2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have
    not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a
    result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no
    longer subject to backup withholding, AND

 3. I am a U.S. person (including a resident alien).

 CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS -- You must cross out Item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that
 you are currently subject to backup withholding because of underreporting interest or dividends on your
 tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding you
 received another notification from the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not
 cross out such Item 2.

 SIGNATURE
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 DATE
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NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 MAY RESULT IN
      BACKUP WITHHOLDING OF 31% ON ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU. PLEASE REVIEW THE
      ATTACHED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON
      SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
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            GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
                         NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

                             SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

NAME

     If you are an individual, you must generally enter the name shown on your
social security card. However, if you have changed your last name, for instance,
due to marriage, without informing the Social Security Administration of the
name change, please enter your first name, the last name shown on your social
security card, and your new last name.

     If you are a sole proprietor, you must enter your individual name. You may
enter your business name or "doing business as" name on the business name line.
Enter your business name as it was used to apply for your Employer
Identification Number on Form SS-4.

     If you are a single member limited liability company that is disregarded as
an entity separate from its owner under U.S. federal income tax law, you must
enter the owner's name on the name line and the limited liability company's name
on the business name line.

     If you are any other entity, enter your name as shown on the charter or
other legal document creating you on the name line.

PART I -- TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN)

     You must enter your TIN in the appropriate box. Your TIN generally is your
social security number if you are an individual, and your employer
identification number if you are a corporation, partnership or other entity.

     If you are a resident alien and you do not have or are not eligible to
receive a social security number, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer
identification number (ITIN).

     If you are a sole proprietor, you may enter your Social Security Number or
Employer Identification Number.

     If you are a single member limited liability company that is disregarded as
an entity separate from its owner under U.S. federal income tax law, you must
enter the owner's social security number if you are owned by an individual, or
the owner's employer identification number if you are owned by a corporation,
partnership or other entity.

     Also see the chart under "Guidelines for Determining Proper Identification
Number to Give to Payer," below, for further clarification of name and TIN
combinations. If you do not have a TIN, follow the instructions under "How To
Obtain a TIN" below.

PART II -- FOR PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING

     Individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup
withholding. Corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain
payments, such as interest and dividends. For a complete list of exempt payees,
see "Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding" below.

     If you are exempt from backup withholding, you should still complete this
form to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. Enter your complete TIN in
Part I, write "Exempt" in Part II, and sign and date the form. If you are a
nonresident alien or a foreign entity not subject to backup withholding, give
the payer the appropriate completed Form W-8, Certificate of Foreign Status.

PART III -- CERTIFICATION

     For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should
sign.

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                       GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING PROPER
                    IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO GIVE TO PAYER.

     Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e.
000-00-0000. Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by only
one hyphen: i.e. 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the number to
give the payer.

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                                              GIVE THE
                                               SOCIAL
                                              SECURITY
       FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT:              NUMBER OF
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<C>  <S>                                 <C>
 1.  An individual's account             The individual
 2.  Two or more individuals (joint      The actual owner of
     account)                            the account or, if
                                         combined funds, any
                                         one of the
                                         individuals(1)
 3.  Husband and wife (joint account)    The actual owner of
                                         the account or, if
                                         joint funds, either
                                         person(1)
 4.  Custodian account of a minor        The minor(2)
     (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)
 5.  Adult or minor (joint account)      The adult or, if
                                         the minor is the
                                         only contributor,
                                         the minor(1)
 6.  Account in the name of guardian or  The ward, minor, or
     committee for a designated ward,    incompetent
     minor, or incompetent person        person(3)
 7.  a The usual revocable savings       The grantor-
       trust account (grantor is also    trustee(1)
       trustee)
 7.  b So-called trust account that is   The actual owner(1)
       not a legal or valid trust under
       State law
 8.  Sole proprietorship account         The owner(4)
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                                              GIVE THE
                                              EMPLOYER
                                           IDENTIFICATION
       FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNT:              NUMBER OF
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<C>  <S>                                 <C>
 9.  Sole proprietorship account         The owner(4)
10.  A valid trust, estate, or pension   Legal entity (do
                                         not furnish the
                                         identifying number
                                         of the personal
                                         representative or
                                         trustee unless the
                                         legal entity itself
                                         is not designated
                                         in the account
                                         title)(5)
11.  Corporate account                   The corporation
12.  Religious, charitable, or           The organization
     educational organization account
13.  Partnership account held in the     The partnership
     name of the business
14.  Association, club, or other tax-    The organization
     exempt organization
15.  A broker or registered nominee      The broker or
                                         nominee
16.  Account with the Department of      The public entity
     Agriculture in the name of a
     public entity (such as a State or
     local government, school district,
     or prison) that receives
     agricultural program payments
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<C>  <S>                                 <C>
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(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.
(2) Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.
(3) Circle the ward's, minor's or incompetent person's name and furnish such
    person's social security number.
(4) Show the name of the owner. You may use either the owner's social security
    number or employer identification number.
(5) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate, or pension trust.

NOTE: IF NO NAME IS CIRCLED WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN ONE NAME, THE NUMBER WILL BE
      CONSIDERED TO BE THAT OF THE FIRST NAME LISTED.
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HOW TO OBTAIN A TIN

If you don't have a taxpayer identification number, apply for one immediately.
To apply, obtain Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Number Card, Form
W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or Form
SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at the local post office
or the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service. You can
get forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676)
or from the IRS's internet website at www.irs.gov.

If you do not have a TIN, write "Applied For" in the space for the TIN in Part
I, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. Generally, you will
then have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester. If the requester
does not receive your TIN within 60 days, backup withholding, if applicable,
will begin and continue until you furnish your TIN.

NOTE: WRITING "APPLIED FOR" ON THE FORM MEANS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR
A TIN OR THAT YOU INTEND TO APPLY FOR ONE SOON. AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR TIN,
COMPLETE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9, INCLUDE YOUR TIN, SIGN AND DATE THE FORM,
AND SEND IT TO THE PAYER.

PAYEES EXEMPT FROM BACKUP WITHHOLDING

Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments of
dividends and gross proceeds from a sale or other disposition include the
following:

- A corporation.

- A financial institution.

- An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the U.S. Internal
  Revenue Code, or an individual retirement account, or a custodial account
  under Section 403(b)(7) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code if the custodial
  account satisfies Section 401(f)(2) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

- The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

- A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or any
  subdivision or instrumentality thereof.

- A foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, or any
  agency or instrumentality thereof.

- An international organization or any agency, or instrumentality thereof.

- A registered dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the
  U.S., the District of Columbia or a possession of the U.S.

- A real estate investment trust.

- A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a) of the U.S.
  Internal Revenue Code.

- An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the U.S.
  Investment Company Act of 1940.

- A foreign central bank of issue.

PENALTIES

(1) PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.  If you fail
to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a
penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable
cause and not to willful neglect.

(2) CIVIL PENALTY FOR FALSE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO WITHHOLDING.  If you
make a false statement with no reasonable basis which results in no imposition
of backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.

(3) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FALSIFYING INFORMATION.  Willfully falsifying
certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including
fines and/or imprisonment.

(4) MISUSE OF TINS.  If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of
federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.11

                              EXCO RESOURCES, INC.

                                RIGHTS OFFERING

                     DTC PARTICIPANT OVERSUBSCRIPTION FORM

     THIS FORM IS TO BE USED ONLY BY DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY PARTICIPANTS TO
EXERCISE THE OVERSUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO
WHICH THE BASIC SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE WAS EXERCISED AND DELIVERED THROUGH THE
FACILITIES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. ALL OTHER EXERCISES OF
OVERSUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGES MUST BE EFFECTED BY THE DELIVERY OF THE RIGHTS
CERTIFICATES.
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     THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN THE
PROSPECTUS OF EXCO RESOURCES, INC. ("EXCO") DATED MAY 23, 2001 (THE
"PROSPECTUS") AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS
ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM EXCO AND THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT.

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     VOID UNLESS RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT WITH PAYMENT IN FULL BY 5:00
P.M., NEW YORK TIME, ON JUNE 21, 2001 (THE "EXPIRATION DATE").

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1. The undersigned hereby certifies to EXCO and the Subscription Agent that it
   is a participant in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and that it has
   either (i) exercised the Basic Subscription Privilege in respect of rights
   (the "Rights") to purchase shares of 5% convertible preferred stock (the
   "Convertible Preferred Stock") of EXCO and delivered such exercised Rights to
   the Subscription Agent by means of transfer to the DTC account of the
   Subscription Agent or (ii) delivered to the Subscription Agent a Notice of
   Guaranteed Delivery in respect of the exercise of the Basic Subscription
   Privilege and will deliver the Rights called for in such Notice of Guaranteed
   Delivery to the Subscription Agent by means of transfer to such DTC account
   of the Subscription Agent. The undersigned hereby certifies to EXCO and the
   Subscription Agent that it owned ____________ Shares of Common Stock on May
   22, 2001 (the "Record Date").

2. The undersigned hereby exercises the Oversubscription Privilege to purchase,
   to the extent available, ____________ shares of Convertible Preferred Stock
   of EXCO and certifies to EXCO and the Subscription Agent that such
   Oversubscription Privilege is being exercised for the account or accounts of
   persons (which may include the undersigned) on whose behalf all Basic
   Subscription Privilege Rights have been exercised.

3. The undersigned understands that payment of the Subscription Price of $21.00
   per share for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock subscribed for
   pursuant to the Oversubscription Privilege must be received by the
   Subscription Agent at or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the Expiration
   Date and represents that such payment, in the aggregate amount of
   $____________ either (check appropriate box):

   [ ] has been or is being delivered to the Subscription Agent pursuant to the
       Notice of Guaranteed Delivery referred to above;

   or

   [ ] is being delivered to the Subscription Agent herewith;

   or

   [ ] has been delivered separately to the Subscription Agent;
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and, in the case of funds not delivered pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, is or was delivered in the manner set forth below (check appropriate
box and complete information relating thereto):

   [ ] uncertified check

   [ ] certified check

   [ ] bank draft

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Basic Subscription Confirmation
Number

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DTC Participant

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Name of DTC Participant

By:
    --------------------------------
    Name:
    Title:

Contact Name:
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Phone Number:
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Dated:                       , 2001
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