X0306 4 2017-02-21 0 0001581164 Extended Stay America, Inc. STAY 0001636740 Bardenett Thomas C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100 CHARLOTTE NC 28277 0 1 0 0 See Remarks. Paired Shares 2017-02-21 4 A 0 9850 0 A 139382 D Paired Shares 2017-02-21 4 A 0 1868 0 A 141250 D Paired Shares 2017-02-21 4 A 0 3484 0 A 144734 D 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. The reported transaction is an award of Restricted Stock Units in respect of Paired Shares. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment through the applicable vesting date, these Restricted Stock Units are scheduled to vest annually over a three-year period such that one-third of the Restricted Stock Units will vest on each of February 21, 2018, February 21, 2019 and February 21, 2020. Vested Restricted Stock Units will be settled in Paired Shares on March 15th next following the applicable vesting date (or, in any year when the 15th of March falls on a non-business day, the business day immediately prior to such date). The reported transaction is the vesting of performance-vesting Restricted Stock Units awarded on March 16, 2015, based on the achievement of a cumulative EBITDA target for the 2016 calendar year. The reported transaction is the vesting of performance-vesting Restricted Stock Units awarded on February 24, 2016, based on the achievement of a cumulative EBITDA target for the 2016 calendar year. Mr. Bardenett is the Chief Operating Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. /s/ Christopher Dekle, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas J. Bardenett 2017-02-23