The reaction e þ e − → Λ þ cΛ − c is investigated at energies close to the threshold with emphasis on the role played by the Xð4630Þ resonance. The interaction in the final Λ þ cΛ − c system, constructed within chiral effective field theory and supplemented by a pole diagram that represents a bare Xð4630Þ resonance, is taken into account rigorously. The pole parameters of the Xð4630Þ are extracted and found to be compatible with the ones of the Xð4660Þ resonance that have been established in the reaction e þ e − → π þ π − ψð2SÞ. The actual result for the Xð4630Þ is M ¼ ð4652.5 AE 3.4Þ MeV and Γ ¼ ð62.6 AE 5.6Þ MeV. Predictions for the Λ þ c electromagnetic form factors in the timelike region are presented.