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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-15-042526
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151118
FILED AS OF DATE: 20151120
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151120
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Extended Stay America, Inc.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001581164
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
IRS NUMBER: 463140312
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100
CITY: CHARLOTTE
STATE: NC
ZIP: 28277
BUSINESS PHONE: (980) 345-1600
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100
CITY: CHARLOTTE
STATE: NC
ZIP: 28277
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PAULSON & CO. INC.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001035674
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36190
FILM NUMBER: 151247687
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10020
BUSINESS PHONE: 212-956-2221
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10020
FORMER NAME:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PAULSON & CO INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970313
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FORM 4
X0306
4
2015-11-18
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0001581164
Extended Stay America, Inc.
STAY
0001035674
PAULSON & CO. INC.
1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK
NY
10020
0
0
1
0
Paired Shares
2015-11-18
4
S
0
5000000
16.64
D
42661591
I
By Managed Funds and Accounts
Paulson & Co. Inc. ("Paulson") is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Paulson & Co. Inc., and/or its affiliates (collectively, "Paulson") serve as the investment manager of (i) Paulson Advantage, L.P., (ii) Paulson Advantage Ltd., (iii) Paulson Advantage Plus, L.P., (iv) Paulson Advantage Plus II L.P., (v) Paulson Advantage Plus PEQ1 Ltd.,(vi) Paulson Special Situations Fund LP, (vii) Paulson Special Situations PEQ1 Ltd., (viii) PCO EN LLC and (ix) PCO PP LLC (collectively, the "Paired Share Funds").
John Paulson is the controlling person of Paulson. All Paired Shares reported on this Form 4 are owned by the Paired Share Funds. Each of Paulson and John Paulson may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities directly owned by the Paired Share Funds. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission by any person reporting on this Form 4 that such person, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form.
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 Person shown on this Form 4 has been concurrently filed with respect to ESH Hospitality, Inc. as issuer.
In connection with the secondary offering of Paired Shares by certain selling shareholders pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") and prospectus supplement, each dated November 12, 2015, the Reporting Person, as a selling shareholder, sold Paired Shares in the amounts shown in the above table. The secondary offering closed on November 18, 2015. This amount represents the $17.25 price to public per Paired Share, less the underwriting discount of $0.61 per Paired Share.
/s/ Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer for Paulson & Co. Inc.
2015-11-20