X0201 4 2003-12-09 0 0001002579 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA INC ESA 0001236708 OAKES CORRY C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. 100 DUNBAR STREET SPARTANBURG SC 29306 0 1 0 0 President and COO Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 13.745 2003-12-09 4 A 0 68519 0 A 2004-12-09 2013-12-09 Common Stock 68519 68519 D Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of common stock under the Extended Stay America, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(c). The option becomes exercisable in 25 percent increments on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, respectively. /s/ Corry W. Oakes III 2003-12-11