Edgar Filing: Extended Stay America, Inc.

Ownership Submission

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Extended Stay America, Inc. [STAY]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

375 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2013

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	12,858,176 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Paired Shares	4,504,341 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Paired Shares	13,435,094 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Paired Shares	13,430,085 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Paired Shares	899,604 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Paired Shares	91,013 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C. 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Centerbridge Associates, L.P. 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Aronson Jeffrey 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Gallogly Mark T 375 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10152	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P.; By: Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P.; By: Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C.; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centerbridge Associates, L.P.; By: Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC; By: /s/ Mark T. Gallogly, Authorized Signatory		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Jeffrey H. Aronson		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Mark T. Gallogly		02/14/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This amended Form 3 is being filed to reflect the actual number of Paired Shares (defined in footnote 2 below) held by certain partnerships affiliated with Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and listed in Table 1 (the "Investment Partnerships"), which actual amounts are based on calculations using non-rounded amounts. The original filing of the Investment Partnerships' Form 3 did not reflect the actual number of Paired Shares held by the Investment Partnerships as the figures used in the original filing were calculated using rounded amounts. The number of Paired Shares beneficially owned by the Investment Partnerships is unchanged.
(2)	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. An amended Form 3 reflecting the holdings of Paired Shares by the Reporting Persons shown on this amended Form 3 has been concurrently filed with respect to ESH Hospitality, Inc. as issuer.
(3)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate I, L.P.
(4)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P.
(5)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-A, L.P.
(6)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-B, L.P.
(7)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic AIV I, L.P.
(8)	These Paired Shares are directly held by Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P.
(9)	Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate I, L.P. Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P. Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. Centerbridge Associates, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-A, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-B, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic AIV I, L.P. and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC is the general partner of Centerbridge Associates, L.P. (Continued in footnote 10)
(10)	Jeffrey H. Aronson and Mark T. Gallogly, the managing members of Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C., Centerbridge Credit Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. and Centerbridge GP Investors, LLC, share the power to vote and invest the Paired Shares held by Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate I, L.P., Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-A, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-B, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic AIV I, L.P. and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. Each of Messrs. Aronson and Gallogly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.
(11)	Due to the limitations of the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate I, L.P., Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-A LP, Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV VI-B LP, Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic AIV I, L.P. and Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P. have filed a separate amended Form 3.

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