X0201 4 2003-12-19 0 0001002579 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA INC ESA 0001015720 MELK JOHN J C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. 100 DUNBAR STREET SPARTANBURG SC 29306 1 0 0 0 Stock Option (right to buy) 14.45 2003-12-19 4 A 0 10000 0 A 2004-06-19 2013-12-19 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Extended Stay America, Inc. Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). /s/ John J. Melk 2003-12-22