X0306 4 2015-11-18 0 0001581164 Extended Stay America, Inc. STAY 0001590241 Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001591665 BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001590239 BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001404073 Blackstone Holdings III L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001478809 Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001478815 Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001393818 Blackstone Group L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001404071 Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 0001070844 SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10154 0 0 1 0 Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 914217 16.64 D 7816515 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 926328 16.64 D 7920081 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 308949 16.64 D 2641498 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 6222 16.64 D 53273 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 592620 16.64 D 5022558 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 1273946 16.64 D 10796920 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 962389 16.64 D 8239971 I See Footnotes Paired Shares 2015-11-18 4 S 0 15329 16.64 D 129914 I See Footnotes This amount represents the $17.25 public offering price per Paired Share (as defined below), less the underwriting discount of $0.61 per Paired Share. Each Paired Share is comprised of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extended Stay America, Inc. and one share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc., which shares are paired and traded as a single unit. A Form 4 reflecting the holdings of Paired Shares by the Reporting Persons shown on this Form 4 has been concurrently filed with respect to ESH Hospitality, Inc. as issuer. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P. These Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. The general partner of each of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P. (together with Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P., collectively, the "Partnerships") is Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. is BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. (Continued in footnote 12) The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P. is BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. The managing member of BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. and sole member of BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The managing member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. (Continued in footnote 13) Each of such Blackstone entities (other than the Partnerships to the extent of their direct holdings) and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the Paired Shares beneficially owned by the Partnerships directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein. Due to the limitations of the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. have filed a separate Form 4. BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES VI-ESH L.P., By: BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its General Partner, By: /s/ Anthony W. Beovich, Name: Anthony W. Beovich, Title: Managing Director 2015-11-20 BREP VI SIDE-BY-SIDE GP L.L.C., By: /s/ Anthony W. Beovich, Name: Anthony W. Beovich, Title: Managing Director 2015-11-20 BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., By: /s/ Anthony W. Beovich, Name: Anthony W. Beovich, Title: Managing Director 2015-11-20 BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its General Partner, By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its General Partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 2015-11-20 BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its General Partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 2015-11-20 BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 2015-11-20 THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., By: Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its General Partner, By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 2015-11-20 BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ John G. Finley, Name: John G. Finley, Title: Chief Legal Officer 2015-11-20 STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN, By: /s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman, Name: Stephen A. Schwarzman 2015-11-20