SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Clarkson David (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. 11525 N. COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28277 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/11/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Extended Stay America, Inc. [ STAY ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Paired Shares(1)	29,558(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. This amount includes 4,729 Paired Shares subject to awards of time-vesting restricted stock units. Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the issuer through the applicable vesting date, 595 of these restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 23, 2021; 1,438 are scheduled to vest in equal installments on February 7, 2021 and February 7, 2022; and 2,696 are scheduled to vest in substantially equal installments on February 6, 2021, February 6, 2022 and February 6, 2023. Vested restricted stock units will be settled in Paired Shares on the 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).

Remarks:

Mr. Clarkson is the Chief Financial Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc. A Form 3 reflecting the holdings shown on this Form 3 has been concurrently filed with respect to ESH Hospitality, Inc. as issuer.

	/s/ Christopher Dekle, Attorney-in-Fact for David Clarkson	09/14/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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