X0201 4 2003-09-19 0 0001002579 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA INC ESA 0001005468 JOHNSON GEORGE D JR C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. 100 DUNBAR STREET SPARTANBURG SC 29306 1 1 0 0 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 M 0 100000 6.5 A 100000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 19200 16 D 80800 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 800 16.01 D 80000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 1000 16.05 D 79000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 14600 16.1 D 64400 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 8000 16.11 D 56400 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 6200 16.12 D 50200 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 6000 16.13 D 44200 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 7800 16.14 D 36400 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 10400 16.15 D 26000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 8000 16.2 D 18000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 15000 16.25 D 3000 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 2003-09-19 4 S 0 3000 16.28 D 0 D Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 3778758 I By ltd. pship. Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 162900 I By corp. Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 6.5 2003-09-19 4 M 0 100000 0 D 2005-11-17 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 100000 300000 D The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 7, 2003. Shares held by Green Pond Company, Inc., a corporation 100% owned by a revocable trust controlled by the reporting person. The option became exercisable in 25 percent increments on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, respectively. /s/ George D. Johnson, Jr. 2003-09-22