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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017
Or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 001-36190
Commission File Number: 001-36191
 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
46-3140312
27-3559821
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11525 N. Community House Road, Suite 100
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
11525 N. Community House Road, Suite 100
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(980) 345-1600
(980) 345-1600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
Yes  x    No  ¨
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Extended Stay America, Inc.
Yes  x    No  ¨
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting 
company
¨
 
Emerging growth company
¨ 
 
¨
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting 
company
¨
 
Emerging growth company
¨ 
 
¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 
Extended Stay America, Inc.
Yes  ¨    No  x
ESH Hospitality, Inc.
Yes  ¨    No  x
192,345,432 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extended Stay America, Inc., which are attached to and traded together with 192,345,432 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc., and 250,493,583 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc., were all outstanding as of July 28, 2017.
 



EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.
ESH HOSPITALITY, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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ABOUT THIS COMBINED QUARTERLY REPORT
This combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q is filed by Extended Stay America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and its controlled subsidiary, ESH Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ESH REIT”). Both the Corporation and ESH REIT have securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which are publicly traded and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) as Paired Shares, as defined herein. As further discussed herein, unless otherwise indicated or the context requires, the terms “Company,” “Extended Stay,” “Extended Stay America,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Corporation, ESH REIT and their subsidiaries considered as a single enterprise.
As required by Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, due to the Corporation’s controlling financial interest in ESH REIT, the Corporation consolidates ESH REIT’s financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows with those of the Corporation. The Corporation’s stand-alone financial condition and related information is discussed herein where applicable. In addition, with respect to other financial and non-financial disclosure items required by Form 10-Q, any material differences between the Corporation and ESH REIT are discussed herein.
This combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q presents the following sections or portions of sections separately for each of the Company, on a consolidated basis, and ESH REIT, where applicable:
 
•
Part I Item 1 – Unaudited Financial Statements
•
Part I Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
•
Part I Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
•
Part I Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
This report also includes separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Corporation and ESH REIT in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each registrant has made the requisite certifications and that the Corporation and ESH REIT are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. §1350.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of the Corporation and ESH REIT into this single report results in the following benefits:
•
Enhances investors’ understanding of the Corporation and ESH REIT by enabling investors, whose ownership of Paired Shares, as defined herein, gives them an ownership interest in our hotel properties through ESH REIT and in the operation of the hotels and other aspects of our business through the Corporation, to view the business as a whole;
•
Eliminates duplicative and potentially confusing disclosure and provides a more streamlined presentation, since a substantial amount of our disclosure applies to both the Corporation and ESH REIT; and
•
Creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.



1

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q may be forward-looking.
Statements herein regarding our ability to meet our debt service obligations, future capital expenditures (including future hotel renovation programs), distribution policies, growth opportunities, anticipated benefits or use of proceeds from any dispositions, plans, objectives, goals, beliefs, business strategies, future events, business conditions, results of operations, financial position and our business outlook, business trends and other information referred to under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q include forward-looking statements. When used in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will,” “look forward to” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and are based upon our current expectations, beliefs, estimates and projections, and various assumptions, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Our expectations, beliefs, estimates and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates and projections will result or be achieved and actual results may vary materially from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements.
As disclosed in our combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2017 and in other filings with the SEC, there are a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q in the context of these risks and uncertainties.
We caution you that the risks, uncertainties and other factors referenced above may not contain all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may be important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results, benefits or developments that we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the results or affect us or our business in the way expected. In particular, no assurance can be given that any of our planned or expected strategic initiatives or objectives discussed herein or in other filings with the SEC will be initiated or completed on our expected timing or at all. Estimates and forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.

2

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Unaudited Financial Statements
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Net of accumulated depreciation of $1,044,468 and $973,669
$
3,809,547

 
$
3,905,304

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
56,232

 
84,158

RESTRICTED CASH
21,325

 
21,614

INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net of accumulated amortization of $9,020 and $8,350
27,713

 
28,383

GOODWILL
48,910

 
53,531

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,081 and $2,634
24,709

 
20,837

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
10,756

 
16,376

OTHER ASSETS
71,959

 
50,101

TOTAL ASSETS
$
4,071,151

 
$
4,180,304

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

LIABILITIES:

 

Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount
of $20,344 and $21,994
$
1,269,922

 
$
1,274,756

Senior notes payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount
of $32,412 and $34,482
1,267,588

 
1,265,518

Revolving credit facilities
—

 
45,000

Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock - $0.01 par value, $1,000 redemption value,
8.0%, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 7,133 and 21,202 shares issued and outstanding
7,133

 
21,202

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
201,479

 
193,303

Deferred tax liabilities
—

 
3,286

Total liabilities
2,746,122

 
2,803,065

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)

 

EQUITY:

 

Common stock - $0.01 par value, 3,500,000,000 shares authorized, 192,505,858 and
195,406,944 shares issued and outstanding
1,925

 
1,957

Additional paid in capital
769,335

 
774,811

Retained earnings
42,760

 
23,679

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
1,877

 
(5,615
)
Total Extended Stay America, Inc. shareholders’ equity
815,897

 
794,832

Noncontrolling interests
509,132

 
582,407

Total equity
1,325,029

 
1,377,239

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
4,071,151

 
$
4,180,304

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

3

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 

Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES:

 

 

 

Room revenues
$
332,608

 
$
327,833

 
$
618,416

 
$
610,970

Other hotel revenues
5,755

 
4,956

 
10,938

 
9,377

Total revenues
338,363

 
332,789

 
629,354

 
620,347

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

Hotel operating expenses
148,911

 
149,078

 
290,571

 
294,638

General and administrative expenses
25,430

 
23,988

 
51,737

 
48,940

Depreciation and amortization
57,804

 
55,011

 
115,475

 
108,319

Impairment of long-lived assets
7,934

 
—

 
20,357

 
—

Total operating expenses
240,079

 
228,077

 
478,140

 
451,897

LOSS ON SALE OF HOTEL PROPERTIES (Note 4)
(1,897
)
 
—

 
(1,897
)
 
—

OTHER INCOME
2,055

 
—

 
2,056

 
18

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
98,442

 
104,712

 
151,373

 
168,468

OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME)
1,073

 
114

 
(148
)
 
(764
)
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
31,701

 
35,764

 
65,307

 
82,749

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE
65,668

 
68,834

 
86,214

 
86,483

INCOME TAX EXPENSE
15,943

 
7,448

 
20,426

 
10,344

NET INCOME
49,725

 
61,386

 
65,788

 
76,139

NET LOSS (INCOME) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
2,050

 
(657
)
 
9,088

 
1,636

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
$
51,775

 
$
60,729

 
$
74,876

 
$
77,775

NET INCOME PER EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. COMMON SHARE:

 

 

 

Basic
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

Diluted
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

Basic
193,409

 
201,600

 
193,959

 
202,955

Diluted
193,944

 
201,689

 
194,372

 
203,029

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


4

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
NET INCOME
$
49,725

 
$
61,386

 
$
65,788

 
$
76,139

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION (LOSS) GAIN, NET OF TAX OF $0, $824, $(125) and $824
—

 
(686
)
 
405

 
2,672

RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - SALE OF CANADIAN HOTEL PROPERTIES, NET OF TAX OF $(3,599), $0, $(3,599) AND $0
10,913

 
—

 
10,913

 
—

TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENTS
10,913

 
(686
)
 
11,318

 
2,672

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DERIVATIVE ADJUSTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST RATE CASH FLOW HEDGE GAIN (LOSS), NET OF TAX
OF $160, $0, $32 and $0
(37
)
 
—

 
(493
)
 
—

RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - AMOUNTS RECLASSIFIED TO NET INCOME, NET OF TAX OF $0
603

 
—

 
603

 
—

TOTAL DERIVATIVE ADJUSTMENTS
566

 
—

 
110

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
61,204

 
60,700

 
77,216

 
78,811

COMPREHENSIVE (INCOME) LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
(1,909
)
 
(675
)
 
5,152

 
282

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
$
59,295

 
$
60,025

 
$
82,368

 
$
79,093

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


5

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 
Total
Extended Stay
America, Inc. Shareholders' Equity
 
Non-
controlling Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 1, 2016
204,594

 
$
2,049

 
$
784,194

 
$
102,184

 
$
(8,754
)
 
$
879,673

 
$
608,684

 
$
1,488,357

Net income (loss)
—

 
—

 
—

 
77,775

 
—

 
77,775

 
(1,636
)
 
76,139

Foreign currency translation, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,318

 
1,318

 
1,354

 
2,672

Issuance of common stock
1

 
—

 
6

 
—

 
—

 
6

 
—

 
6

Repurchase of Corporation common stock and ESH REIT Class B common stock (Paired Shares)
(3,979
)
 
(40
)
 
—

 
(36,880
)
 
—

 
(36,920
)
 
(23,436
)
 
(60,356
)
Corporation common distributions - $0.06 per common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12,249
)
 
—

 
(12,249
)
 
—

 
(12,249
)
ESH REIT common distributions - $0.30 per Class B common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(61,401
)
 
(61,401
)
ESH REIT preferred distributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest for change in ownership of ESH REIT
—

 
—

 
(5,597
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5,597
)
 
5,597

 
—

Equity-based compensation
199

 
2

 
1,481

 
—

 
—

 
1,483

 
2,065

 
3,548

BALANCE - June 30, 2016
200,815

 
$
2,011

 
$
780,084

 
$
130,830

 
$
(7,436
)
 
$
905,489

 
$
531,219

 
$
1,436,708

 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid in Capital
 
Retained Earnings
(Accumulated Deficit)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 
Total
Extended Stay
America, Inc. Shareholders' Equity
 
Non-
controlling Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE - January 1, 2017
195,407

 
$
1,957

 
$
774,811

 
$
23,679

 
$
(5,615
)
 
$
794,832

 
$
582,407

 
$
1,377,239

Net income (loss)
—

 
—

 
—

 
74,876

 
—

 
74,876

 
(9,088
)
 
65,788

Foreign currency translation, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,442

 
7,442

 
3,876

 
11,318

Interest rate cash flow hedge gain, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
50

 
50

 
60

 
110

Repurchase of Corporation common stock and ESH REIT Class B common stock (Paired Shares)
(3,184
)
 
(35
)
 
—

 
(34,198
)
 
—

 
(34,233
)
 
(19,747
)
 
(53,980
)
Corporation common distributions - $0.11 per common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
(21,597
)
 
—

 
(21,597
)
 
—

 
(21,597
)
ESH REIT common distributions - $0.29 per Class B common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(56,893
)
 
(56,893
)
ESH REIT preferred distributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Adjustment to noncontrolling interest for change in ownership of ESH REIT
—

 
—

 
(6,124
)
 
—

 
—

 
(6,124
)
 
6,124

 
—

Equity-based compensation
283

 
3

 
648

 
—

 
—

 
651

 
2,401

 
3,052

BALANCE - June 30, 2017
192,506

 
$
1,925

 
$
769,335

 
$
42,760

 
$
1,877

 
$
815,897

 
$
509,132

 
$
1,325,029

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

6

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
65,788

 
$
76,139

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
114,805

 
107,649

Amortization of intangible assets
670

 
670

Foreign currency transaction gain
(401
)
 
(764
)
Loss on interest rate swap
606

 
—

Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs and debt discount
4,050

 
13,816

Amortization of above-market ground leases
(68
)
 
(68
)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
6,017

 
5,001

Loss on sale of hotel properties
1,897

 
—

Impairment of long-lived assets
20,357

 
—

Equity-based compensation
6,329

 
5,619

Deferred income tax benefit
(1,421
)
 
(25,757
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
(4,046
)
 
(7,233
)
Other assets
(8,909
)
 
269

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
15,130

 
14,879

Net cash provided by operating activities
220,804

 
190,220

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(93,080
)
 
(109,949
)
Proceeds from sale of hotel properties
47,952

 
—

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash and insurance collateral
289

 
(105,490
)
Proceeds from insurance and related recoveries
169

 
2,716

Net cash used in investing activities
(44,670
)
 
(212,723
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Principal payments on mortgage loan
—

 
(433,537
)
Principal payments on term loan facilities
(9,734
)
 
(366,463
)
Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discount
—

 
788,000

Proceeds from revolving credit facilities
105,000

 
—

Payments on revolving credit facilities
(150,000
)
 
—

Payments of deferred financing costs
—

 
(14,717
)
Tax withholdings related to restricted stock unit settlements
(3,245
)
 
(2,071
)
Issuance of common stock
—

 
6

Repurchase of common stock
(53,980
)
 
(60,356
)
Repurchase of Corporation mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
(14,069
)
 
—

Corporation common distributions
(21,491
)
 
(24,459
)
ESH REIT common distributions
(56,642
)
 
(100,050
)
ESH REIT preferred distributions
(8
)
 
(8
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(204,169
)
 
(213,655
)
CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS DUE TO CHANGES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
109

 
23

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(27,926
)
 
(236,135
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of period
84,158

 
373,239

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of period
$
56,232

 
$
137,104

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
Cash payments for interest, excluding prepayment and other penalties
$
64,877

 
$
53,664

Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds of $33 and $665
$
22,566

 
$
42,385

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
17,716

 
$
16,142

Deferred financing costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
—

 
$
524

Proceeds from sale of hotel properties included in other assets
$
11,543

 
$
—

Corporation common distributions included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
662

 
$
199

ESH REIT common distributions included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
1,511

 
$
1,084

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

7

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(Unaudited)
 
1.
BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
Extended Stay America, Inc. (the “Corporation”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 8, 2013. ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH REIT”) was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on September 16, 2010 and was converted to a corporation on November 5, 2013. On November 18, 2013, the Corporation and ESH REIT completed an initial public offering of 32.5 million Paired Shares. A "Paired Share" consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, that is attached to and trades as a single unit with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT. The Corporation owns, and is expected to continue to own, all of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which, as of June 30, 2017, represents approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT. Due to its controlling interest in ESH REIT, the Corporation consolidates the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of ESH REIT. The term, “the Company,” as used herein refers to the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including ESH REIT.
As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned and operated 625 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states, consisting of approximately 68,780 rooms. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned and operated 626 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states, consisting of approximately 68,900 rooms, and three hotels in Canada, consisting of 500 rooms. The hotel properties are owned by wholly-owned subsidiaries of ESH REIT and are operated by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation (the “Operating Lessees”) pursuant to leases between ESH REIT and the Operating Lessees. The hotels are managed by ESA Management LLC (“ESA Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The hotels are operated under the core brand, Extended Stay America. The Extended Stay America brand is owned by ESH Hospitality Strategies LLC (“ESH Strategies”), also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation had approximately 192.5 million shares of common stock outstanding, approximately 98.4% of which were owned by the public, approximately 0.9%, or 1.8 million shares, of which were owned by Paulson & Co. Inc. (a Former Sponsor, as defined below) and approximately 0.7% of which were owned by senior management and certain directors. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 57% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 192.5 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding (approximately 43% of its common equity), approximately 98.4% of which were owned by the public, approximately 0.9%, or 1.8 million shares, of which were owned by Paulson & Co. Inc. (a Former Sponsor, as defined below) and approximately 0.7% of which were owned by senior management and directors. 

As of December 31, 2016, the Corporation had approximately 195.4 million shares of common stock outstanding, approximately 55.9% of which were owned by the public and approximately 44.1% of which were owned by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Paulson & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their funds or affiliates (individually, each a "Former Sponsor," or collectively, the “Former Sponsors”) and senior management and certain directors. As of December 31, 2016, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 56% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 195.4 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding (approximately 44% of its common equity), approximately 55.9% of which were owned by the public and approximately 44.1% of which were owned by the Former Sponsors and senior management and directors. 
2017 Secondary Offerings
In March, May and June 2017, certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders") sold 25.0 million, 30.0 million and 25.0 million Paired Shares, respectively, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement as part of secondary offerings. In conjunction with these secondary offerings, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired, in the aggregate, approximately 2.0 million Paired Shares for approximately $21.4 million and $12.2 million, respectively (see Note 11). The Selling Stockholders consisted solely of entities affiliated with the Former Sponsors and did not include officers or directors of the Corporation or ESH REIT. Neither the Corporation nor ESH REIT sold Paired Shares in the secondary offerings and neither received proceeds from the secondary offerings. The Corporation and ESH REIT incurred professional

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fees in connection with the secondary offerings totaling approximately $0.6 million and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
After giving effect to the June 2017 secondary offering, funds or affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and The Blackstone Group L.P. no longer own any Paired Shares.
Paired Share Repurchase Program
In December 2015, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized a combined Paired Share repurchase program for up to $100 million of Paired Shares. In February 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $100 million to up to $200 million of Paired Shares. In December 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $200 million to up to $300 million of Paired Shares and extended the maturity of the program through December 31, 2017, each effective January 1, 2017. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans). Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended without prior notice. As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT had repurchased and retired approximately 12.6 million Paired Shares for approximately $120.4 million and $73.4 million, respectively, of which 5.8 million Paired Shares were repurchased and retired from entities affiliated with the Former Sponsors.
Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”), and include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including ESH REIT. Third party equity interests in the Corporation's consolidated subsidiaries are presented as noncontrolling interests.  Despite the fact that each share of Corporation common stock is paired on a one-for-one basis with each share of ESH REIT Class B common stock, the Corporation does not own the ESH REIT Class B common stock; therefore, ESH REIT Class B common stock represents a third party equity interest. As such, the rights associated with the ESH REIT Class B common stock, along with other third party equity interests in ESH REIT, which include 125 shares of preferred stock, are presented as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Presentation—Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring items) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2017, the results of the Company’s operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and changes in equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of seasonal and short-term variations, including the impact of hotel renovations.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management used significant estimates to determine the estimated useful lives of tangible assets as well as in the assessment of tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill, for impairment, estimated liabilities for insurance reserves and the grant-date fair value of certain equity-based awards. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Property and Equipment—Property and equipment additions are recorded at cost. Major improvements that extend the life or utility of property or equipment are capitalized and depreciated over a period equal to the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvement or the remaining estimated useful life of the asset. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to

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expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives which range from two to 49 years.
Management assesses the performance of long-lived assets for potential impairment quarterly, as well as when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of property and equipment is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of a hotel property to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each hotel property. Impairment is recognized when estimated future undiscounted cash flows, including proceeds from disposition, are less than the carrying value of each hotel property. To the extent that a hotel property is impaired, the excess carrying amount over its estimated fair value is recognized as an impairment charge and reduces income from operations. Fair value is determined based upon the discounted cash flows of the hotel property, quoted market prices or independent appraisals, as considered necessary. The Company recognized impairment charges related to property and equipment of approximately $7.9 million and $20.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and recognized no impairment charges for the three or six months ended June 30, 2016 (see Note 5). The estimation of future undiscounted cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies upon assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions. If such conditions change, an impairment charge to further reduce the carrying value of a hotel property could occur in a future period in which conditions change.
Segments—The Company’s hotel operations represent a single operating segment based on the way the Company manages its business. The Company’s hotels provide similar services, use similar processes to sell those services and sell those services to similar classes of customers. The amounts of long-lived assets and net revenues outside the U.S. are not significant for any period presented.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Goodwill—In January 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update in which the guidance on testing for goodwill was updated to eliminate Step 2 in the determination on whether goodwill should be considered impaired. Annual and/or interim assessments are still required to be completed. This update will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Statement of Cash Flows—In August and November 2016, the FASB issued accounting standards updates which provide additional clarity on the classification of specific events on the statement of cash flows. These events include debt prepayment and extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, distributions received from equity method investees, and beneficial interests in securitization transactions. These updates also require amounts generally described as restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. These updates are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of these updates will require cash outflows related to debt prepayment and extinguishment costs to be classified as financing activities. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, debt prepayment and extinguishment costs included within net cash provided by operating activities totaled approximately $1.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Additionally, the effect of the adoption of these updates on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows will be to include restricted cash in the beginning and end of period balances of cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents. The change in restricted cash is currently included in investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Compensation—Stock Compensation—In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, and certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2017. The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award requires an entity to apply modification accounting. This update will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Derivatives and Hedging—In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to clarify the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts and to clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. The Company adopted this update on January 1, 2017. The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Leases— In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which introduces a lessee model that requires a right-of-use asset and lease obligation to be presented on the balance sheet for all leases, whether operating or financing. The update eliminates the requirement in current U.S. GAAP for an entity to use bright-line tests in determining lease classification. The update also requires lessors to increase the transparency of their exposure to changes in value of their residual assets and how they manage that exposure. This update will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and must be applied using a modified retrospective approach, which will require adjustment to all comparative periods presented.
As of June 30, 2017, using its incremental borrowing rate with respect to the future minimum lease payments under its operating leases (ground leases and corporate office lease), the Company has preliminarily determined that the lease liability would have been between approximately $16.0 million and $20.0 million and the right of use asset would have been between approximately $8.0 million and $12.0 million, which includes adjustments for accrued lease payments, above market lease liabilities and lease incentives.
The recording of a lease obligation may increase total indebtedness for purposes of financial covenants within certain of the Company’s existing debt agreements; however, the Company currently does not expect this increase to cause instances of non-compliance with any of these covenants. The Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on its consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. The Company expects to elect the optional practical expedients which relate to the identification and classification of leases that commenced before the effective date, initial direct costs for leases that commenced before the effective date, and the ability to use hindsight in evaluating lessee options to extend or terminate a lease or to purchase the underlying asset. The election to apply these practical expedients will, in effect, mean the Company will continue to account for leases that commenced before the effective date in accordance with previous GAAP unless the lease is modified, except that the Company will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP.
Contractual Revenue—Since May 2014, the FASB has issued several accounting standards updates which replace existing revenue recognition accounting standards. These updates are based on the principle that revenue is recognized when an entity transfers control of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. These updates also require more detailed disclosure to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. These updates permit transition under the full retrospective method, the modified retrospective approach that utilizes certain practical expedients and the cumulative effect method. These updates are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016.
The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the amount and/or timing of revenue recognition. The assessment process includes the following; (i) review of contracts in order to determine if a portfolio approach may be acceptable for concluding on performance obligations and delivery of such obligations under the contracts; (ii) analysis on the appropriateness of bundling delivered goods and services under the contracts; (iii) the determination as to whether the Company acts as either a principal or an agent under certain distribution agreements, which may impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized; and (iv) other related matters, including the enhancement of revenue related disclosures.
The Company will adopt the standard on January 1, 2018. The Company expects to complete its assessment of the impact of adoption during 2017, and expects to finalize the details of its adoption plan prior to the implementation date. The adoption plan will include an election of which transition approach the Company will take and which practical expedients provided by the standard the Company will elect. Although the Company is still evaluating the total impact of the standard, and it currently does not expect that the adoption of the standard will have a material impact on the amount and/or timing of revenue recognized, except as outlined above as it relates to acting as a principal or agent under certain distribution agreements, it does expect significantly enhanced revenue-related disclosures to be included in the notes to its consolidated financial statements.


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3.
NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of the Corporation’s unrestricted common stock outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders, as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of the Corporation’s unrestricted common stock outstanding plus other potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities include certain equity-based awards issued under long-term incentive plans (see Note 13) and are included in the calculation, provided that the inclusion of such securities is not anti-dilutive.
The calculations of basic and diluted net income per share, including a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators, are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income available to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders - basic
$
51,775

 
$
60,729

 
$
74,876

 
$
77,775

Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests assuming conversion
8

 
—

 
14

 
—

Net income available to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders - diluted
$
51,783

 
$
60,729

 
$
74,890

 
$
77,775

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of Extended Stay America, Inc. common shares outstanding - basic
193,409

 
201,600

 
193,959

 
202,955

Dilutive securities
535

 
89

 
413

 
74

Weighted average number of Extended Stay America, Inc. common shares outstanding - diluted
193,944

 
201,689

 
194,372

 
203,029

Net income per Extended Stay America, Inc. common share - basic
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

Net income per Extended Stay America, Inc. common share - diluted
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38



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4.
HOTEL DISPOSITIONS
On May 1, 2017, the Company sold its three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels for gross proceeds of 76.0 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $55.3 million. The carrying value of the hotels, including net working capital and allocable goodwill, net of an impairment charge recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017, was approximately 56.7 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $41.2 million, resulting in a gain on sale of approximately 17.3 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $12.6 million, prior to the evaluation of existing accumulated foreign currency translation loss. Due to the fact that the Company's Canadian subsidiaries liquidated 100% of their assets, approximately $14.5 million of accumulated foreign currency translation loss was recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. This charge more than fully offset the Canadian subsidiaries' gain on sale, which resulted in a loss on sale of the Canadian hotels of approximately $1.9 million, net of closing costs and adjustments, which is reported in loss on sale of hotel properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations.
On May 16, 2017, the Company sold one U.S.-based hotel for gross proceeds of $5.4 million. The carrying value of this hotel, including net working capital and allocable goodwill, net of an impairment charge recorded during 2016, was approximately $5.1 million, resulting in no gain or loss on sale, net of closing costs and adjustments.
During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, the four disposed hotel properties contributed total room and other hotel revenues, total operating expenses and income (loss) before income tax expense as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Total room and other hotel revenues
$
778

 
3,390

 
2,940

 
6,050

Total operating expenses
530

 
2,597

 
15,452

(1) 
5,179

Income (loss) before income tax expense
639

 
568

 
(12,199
)
(1) 
1,066

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(1)
Includes impairment charge recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017 of approximately $12.4 million related to the three Canadian hotels that were sold.




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5.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Net investment in property and equipment as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, consists of the following (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31, 2016
Hotel properties:
 
 
 
Land and site improvements
$
1,289,952

 
$
1,303,752

Building and improvements
2,909,502

 
2,940,615

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
632,155

 
612,855

Total hotel properties
4,831,609

 
4,857,222

Corporate furniture, fixtures, equipment, software and other
20,731

 
20,076

Undeveloped land parcel
1,675

 
1,675

Total cost
4,854,015

 
4,878,973

Less accumulated depreciation:
 
 
 
Hotel properties
(1,031,703
)
 
(962,400
)
Corporate furniture, fixtures, equipment, software and other
(12,765
)
 
(11,269
)
Total accumulated depreciation
(1,044,468
)
 
(973,669
)
Property and equipment - net
$
3,809,547

 
$
3,905,304

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company, using Level 3 unobservable inputs, assessed property and equipment for potential impairment. The Company recognized impairment charges of approximately $7.9 million and $20.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, and recognized no impairment charges for the three or six months ended June 30, 2016. The impairment charge recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017, approximately $12.4 million, related to the Canadian hotels that were sold.
Quantitative information with respect to unobservable inputs consists of internally developed cash flow models that include the following assumptions, among others: projections of revenues, expenses and hotel related cash flows based on assumed long-term growth rates, demand trends, expected future capital expenditures and estimated discount rates that range from 6% to 10% and terminal capitalization rates that range from 7% to 11%. These assumptions are based on the Company’s historical data and experience, the Company’s budgets, industry projections and micro and macro general economic condition projections.

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6.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
The Company’s intangible assets and goodwill as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
June 30, 2017
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Book Value
Definite-lived intangible assets—customer relationships
20 years
 
$
26,800

 
$
(9,020
)
 
$
17,780

Indefinite-lived intangible assets—trademarks
 
 
9,933

 
—

 
9,933

Total intangible assets
 
 
36,733

 
(9,020
)
 
27,713

Goodwill
 
 
48,910

 
—

 
48,910

Total intangible assets and goodwill
 
 
$
85,643

 
$
(9,020
)
 
$
76,623

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
Estimated
Useful Life
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Book Value
Definite-lived intangible assets—customer relationships
20 years
 
$
26,800

 
$
(8,350
)
 
$
18,450

Indefinite-lived intangible assets—trademarks
 
 
9,933

 
—

 
9,933

Total intangible assets
 
 
36,733

 
(8,350
)
 
28,383

Goodwill
 
 
53,531

 
—

 
53,531

Total intangible assets and goodwill
 
 
$
90,264

 
$
(8,350
)
 
$
81,914

In conjunction with the sale of the four hotels in May 2017, the Company wrote off approximately $4.6 million of goodwill, which is included in loss on sale of hotel properties in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statement of operations.
The remaining weighted-average amortization period for definite-lived intangible assets is approximately 13.3 years as of June 30, 2017. Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
Remainder of 2017
$
670

2018
1,340

2019
1,340

2020
1,340

2021
1,340

Thereafter
11,750

Total
$
17,780



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7.
DEBT
Summary - The Company’s outstanding debt, net of unamortized debt discount, and unamortized deferred financing costs as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
Stated
Amount(1)
 
Carrying Amount
 
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs
 
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
 
Loan
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Stated Interest Rate
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Maturity Date
 
Term loan facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESH REIT 2016 Term Facility
$
1,300,000

(2) 
$
1,284,540

(3) 
$
1,290,560

 
$
14,618

 
$
15,804

 
LIBOR(4) + 2.50%(5)

 
3.71
%
(5) 
3.75
%
 
8/30/2023
(7) 
Senior notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESH REIT 2025 Notes
1,300,000

 
1,289,699

(6) 
1,289,041

 
22,111

 
23,523

 
5.25
%
 
5.25
%
 
5.25
%
 
5/1/2025
 
Revolving credit facilities (8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ESH REIT 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
350,000

 
—

 
45,000

 
2,295

(8) 
2,570

(8) 
LIBOR + 2.75%

 
N/A

 
3.33
%
 
8/30/2021
 
Corporation 2016 Revolving Credit Facility
50,000

 
—

 
—

 
456

(8) 
511

(8) 
LIBOR + 3.00%

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
8/30/2021
 
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
75,000

(9) 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
8/30/2023
 
Total
 
 
$
2,574,239

 
$
2,624,601

 
$
39,480

 
$
42,408

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1)
Amortization is interest only, except for the 2016 Term Facility (as defined below) which amortizes in equal quarterly installments of $3.24 million. See (7) below.
(2)
ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities (as defined below) by an amount of up to $600.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case subject to certain conditions.
(3)
The 2016 Term Facility is presented net of an unamortized debt discount of approximately $5.7 million and $6.2 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(4)
As of December 31, 2016, the stated interest rate of the 2016 Term Facility was LIBOR + 3.00% and included a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.
(5)
$450.0 million of the 2016 Term Facility is subject to an interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 1.175% (see Note 8).
(6)
The 2025 Notes (as defined below) are presented net of an unamortized debt discount of approximately $10.3 million and $11.0 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(7)
In addition to scheduled amortization noted in (1) above, subject to certain exceptions, annual mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required under the 2016 Term Facility commencing with the year ending December 31, 2017. Annual mandatory prepayments for the year ending December 31, 2017 and each year thereafter are due during the first quarter of the following year.
(8)
Unamortized deferred financing costs related to the revolving credit facilities are included in other assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(9)
As of June 30, 2017, the outstanding balance owed from ESH REIT to the Corporation under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility was $50.0 million. ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility to an amount of up to $300.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case subject to certain conditions. The outstanding debt balance and interest expense owed from ESH REIT to the Corporation related to the Unsecured Intercompany Facility eliminate in consolidation.
On March 1, 2017, ESH REIT entered into an amendment to the 2016 Term Facility with the lenders thereunder (such amendment, the "Repricing Amendment"). The Repricing Amendment had the following impact on the 2016 Term Facility: (i) decreased the interest rate spread on LIBOR based loans from 3.0% to 2.5%; (ii) decreased the interest rate spread on base rate loans from 2.0% to 1.5%; (iii) removed the floor of 0.75% on LIBOR based loans; (iv) removed the floor of 2.0% on base rate loans; (v) removed ranges on interest rate spreads for all loan types that were dependent upon ESH REIT’s credit rating; and (vi) extended the 1% prepayment penalty through September 1, 2017 (prepayments made after September 1, 2017 are not subject to a prepayment penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs).
ESH REIT Credit Facilities
On August 30, 2016, ESH REIT entered into a credit agreement, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time, providing for senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the "2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities") consisting of a $1,300.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the "2016 Term Facility") and a $350.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility

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(the "2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility"). Subject to the satisfaction of certain criteria, borrowings under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities may be increased by an amount of up to $600.0 million, plus additional amounts, so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence of such incremental facility and the application of proceeds thereof, its pro-forma senior loan-to-value ratio is less than or equal to 45%.
Obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities are guaranteed by certain existing and future material domestic subsidiaries of ESH REIT, other than those owning real property, subject to customary exceptions. Obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities are secured, subject to certain exceptions, including an exception for real property, by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of ESH REIT and the guarantors.

The 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, modify existing debt, create certain liens, pay dividends and distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, amend or modify certain material operating leases and management agreements, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness and certain material operating leases and management agreements. If an event of default occurs, the administrative agent is entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities and additional actions that a secured creditor is permitted to take following a default. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities.
2016 Term Facility—The 2016 Term Facility, as amended, bears interest at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus 2.50% or (ii) base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (A) the prime lending rate, (B) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (C) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%) plus 1.50%. The 2016 Term Facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments in annual amounts of 1.0% of the principal amount outstanding as of the Repricing Amendment, or approximately $13.0 million, with the remaining balance payable at maturity. In addition to scheduled amortization, subject to certain exceptions, mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of annual Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required based on ESH REIT's Consolidated Leverage Ratio, each as defined. Annual mandatory prepayments are due during the first quarter of the following year. The 2016 Term Facility matures on August 30, 2023.
ESH REIT has the option to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the 2016 Term Facility at any time upon three business days’ prior written notice for LIBOR loans or on one business day’s prior written notice for base rate loans. In addition to customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans, amounts refinanced, substituted or replaced by indebtedness which has a lower all-in yield than the all-in yield under the 2016 Term Facility on or prior to September 1, 2017 (other than as a result of a transformative transaction) are subject to a prepayment penalty equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount refinanced, substituted or replaced. Prepayments made after September 1, 2017 are not subject to a prepayment penalty.

2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility—The 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility provides for the issuance of up to $50.0 million of letters of credit. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus a spread that ranges from 2.25% to 2.75% based on ESH REIT’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined, or (ii) base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (A) the prime lending rate, (B) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (C) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%) plus a spread that ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% based on ESH REIT’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined. There is no scheduled amortization under the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility and the facility matures on August 30, 2021.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal, ESH REIT incurs a fee of 0.35% or 0.175% on the unutilized revolver balance, based on the amount outstanding under the facility. ESH REIT is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and agency fees. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT had no letters of credit outstanding under the facility, an outstanding balance of $0 and available borrowing capacity of $350.0 million.

The 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a springing financial covenant whereby the senior loan-to-value ratio may not exceed 45% when the aggregate principal amount of borrowings and letters of credit under the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility, excluding up to $30.0 million of letters of credit, is equal to or greater than 25% of the aggregate available principal amount of the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility on the applicable fiscal quarter end date.

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ESH REIT Senior Notes Due 2025
In May 2015, ESH REIT issued $500.0 million 5.25% senior notes due in 2025 (together with the $800.0 million of additional notes discussed below, the “2025 Notes”) under an indenture (the “Indenture”) with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, at 100% of par value in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"). In March 2016, ESH REIT issued an additional $800.0 million of the 2025 Notes under the Indenture at 98.5% of par value in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A. The 2025 Notes mature on May 1, 2025 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year.
The 2025 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis by each of ESH REIT’s subsidiaries that guarantee ESH REIT’s obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities. The 2025 Notes rank equally in right of payment with ESH REIT’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The 2025 Notes are effectively junior to any of ESH REIT’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
ESH REIT may redeem the 2025 Notes at any time on or after May 1, 2020, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 102.625% of the principal amount, declining annually to 100% of the principal amount from May 1, 2023 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to May 1, 2020, ESH REIT may redeem the 2025 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a "make-whole" premium, as defined in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to May 1, 2018, subject to certain conditions, ESH REIT may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.250% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, provided 65% of the original amount of the principal remains outstanding after the occurrence of each such redemption. Upon a Change of Control, as defined, holders of the 2025 Notes have the right to require ESH REIT to redeem the 2025 Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains a number of customary covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, create certain liens, pay dividends or distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The Indenture also contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness. If an event of default occurs, the holders of the Notes and the Trustee are entitled to take various actions, including declaring the 2025 Notes immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants set forth in the Indenture.
Corporation Revolving Credit Facility
On August 30, 2016, the Corporation entered into a revolving credit facility (the "2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility") of $50.0 million. The facility provides for the issuance of up to $50.0 million of letters of credit as well as borrowing on same day notice, referred to as swingline loans, in an amount up to $20.0 million. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus 3.00% or (ii) base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (A) the prime lending rate, (B) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (C) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%) plus 2.00%. There is no scheduled amortization under the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility and the facility matures on August 30, 2021.
In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal, the Corporation incurs a fee of 0.35% or 0.175% on the unutilized revolver balance, based on the amount outstanding under the facility. The Corporation is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and agency fees. As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation had one letter of credit outstanding under this facility of $0.7 million, an outstanding balance drawn of $0 and borrowing capacity available of $49.3 million.
Obligations under the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain existing and future material domestic subsidiaries of the Corporation, excluding ESH REIT and its subsidiaries and subject to customary exceptions. The facility is secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and the guarantors.

If obligations are outstanding under the facility during any fiscal quarter, the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility requires that the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined, calculated as of the end of such fiscal quarter, be less than or equal to 8.75 to 1.00. The facility is also subject to a springing financial covenant whereby the senior loan-to-value ratio may not exceed 45% when the aggregate principal amount of borrowings and letters of credit under the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit

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Facility, excluding up to $30.0 million of letters of credit, is equal to or greater than 25% of the aggregate available principal amount of the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility on the applicable fiscal quarter end date.

The 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit the Corporation’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, modify existing debt, create certain liens, pay dividends or distributions, make certain restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, amend or modify certain material operating leases and management agreements, merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of its assets. The 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness and certain material operating leases. If an event of default occurs, the administrative agent is entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the facility and additional actions that a secured creditor is permitted to take following a default. As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation was in compliance with all covenants under the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility.
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
On August 30, 2016, ESH REIT, as borrower, and the Corporation, as lender, entered into an unsecured intercompany credit facility (the "Unsecured Intercompany Facility"). As of June 30, 2017, the amount outstanding under the facility totaled $50.0 million. Subject to certain conditions, the principal amount of the Unsecured Intercompany Facility may be increased up to an amount that shall not exceed the greater of (i) $300.0 million and (ii) an unlimited amount so long as the incremental loan-to-value ratio, determined on a pro-forma basis as of the last day of the most recently ended test period, as if any incremental loans available under such incremental commitments had been outstanding on the last day of such period, and, in each case, without netting the cash proceeds of any such incremental loans, does not exceed 5.0%. Loans under the facility bear interest at 5.00% per annum. There is no scheduled amortization under the facility and the facility matures on August 30, 2023. ESH REIT has the option to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans at any time upon one business day’s prior written notice.

The Unsecured Intercompany Facility contains a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, modify existing debt, create certain liens, pay dividends or distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, amend or modify certain material operating leases and management agreements, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness and certain material operating leases and management agreements. If an event of default occurs, the Corporation is entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the facility and all other actions that a creditor is permitted to take following a default. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility.
Future Maturities of Debt—The future maturities of debt as of June 30, 2017, are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
 
Remainder of 2017
$
6,484

 
2018
12,968

 
2019
12,968

 
2020
12,968

 
2021
12,968

 
Thereafter
2,531,910

(1) 
Total
$
2,590,266

 
______________________
(1)
Under the 2016 Term Facility, annual mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required commencing with the year ending December 31, 2017. Annual mandatory prepayments for the year ending December 31, 2017 and each year thereafter are due during the first quarter of the following year.
Fair Value of Debt—As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the Company's debt was approximately $2.6 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively. Estimated fair values are determined by comparing current borrowing rates and risk spreads offered in the market to the stated interest rates and spreads on the Company's debt (Level 2 fair value measures) or quoted market prices (Level 1 fair value measures), when available.

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8.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company from time to time uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate and commodity price risks. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of cash flows and earnings associated with changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. The Company’s derivatives expose it to credit risk to the extent that counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. The Company seeks to mitigate such risks by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. In addition, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk is monitored. Management does not expect material losses as a result of defaults by counterparties.
In September 2016, ESH REIT entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 1.175% and a floating rate of one-month LIBOR, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%, to manage its exposure to interest rate risk on a portion of its variable rate debt. In February 2017, ESH REIT executed an amendment to its swap agreement, the impact of which was to remove the LIBOR floor on floating rate cash flows. The notional amount of the interest rate swap as of June 30, 2017 was $450.0 million. On October 1, 2017, the notional amount decreases to $400.0 million, and the notional amount continues to decrease by an additional $50.0 million every six months until the swap's maturity in September 2021.
From September 2016 through the February 2017 amendment to ESH REIT's swap agreement, the swap was designated as an effective cash flow hedge and changes in fair value were recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income. Concurrent with the February 2017 swap amendment and through April 2017, the swap's designation as a cash flow hedge was reversed and changes in fair value were recognized in earnings and are included in the line item other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. In April 2017, ESH REIT re-designated the swap as an effective cash flow hedge. Subsequent to April 2017, the effective portion of changes in fair value are recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recognized in other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Prior changes recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income are amortized over the remaining life of the swap through earnings and are included in the line item other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2017, approximately $1.1 million is expected to be recognized through earnings over the following twelve months.
The table below presents the amounts and classification on the Company's financial statements related to the interest rate swap (in thousands):
 
Other Assets
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
Other non-operating expense (income)
 
Interest
Expense
As of June 30, 2017
$
4,525

$
3,992

(1) 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
$
4,990

$
3,898

 
 
 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
$
1,494

(2) 
$
192

For the three months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
—

For the six months ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
$
252

(3) 
$
873

For the six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
—

_______________________________
(1)
Change during the six months ended June 30, 2017 consisted of change in fair value of $(0.5) million (effective portion) and amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million.
(2)
Consists of changes in fair value of $0.9 million (ineffective portion) and amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million.
(3)
Consists of amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million partially offset by removal of the LIBOR floor of approximately $(0.3) million.
9.
MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK
The Corporation has authorized 350.0 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 7,133 and 21,202 shares of mandatorily redeemable voting preferred stock were issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Dividends on these preferred shares are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 8.0% per year. With respect to dividend, distribution and liquidation rights, the 8.0% voting preferred stock ranks senior to the Corporation’s common stock. Holders of the 8.0% voting preferred stock are generally entitled to one vote for each share and will vote together with the Corporation common stock as a single class on all matters that the Corporation’s common shareholders are

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entitled to vote upon. On or after November 15, 2018, a holder of the 8.0% voting preferred stock has the right to require the Corporation to redeem in cash the 8.0% voting preferred stock at $1,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends. On November 15, 2020, the Corporation shall mandatorily redeem all of the 8.0% voting preferred stock at $1,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.
Due to the fact that the outstanding 8.0% voting preferred stock is mandatorily redeemable by the Corporation, it is classified as a liability on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Dividends on these preferred shares are classified as net interest expense on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value of Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock—As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the 8.0% voting preferred stock was approximately $7.1 million and $21.3 million, respectively. The estimated fair value of the 8.0% voting preferred stock is determined by comparing current borrowing rates and risk spreads offered in the market to the stated interest rates and spreads (Level 2 fair value measures).
10.
INCOME TAXES
The Corporation’s taxable income includes the taxable income of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and distribution income related to its ownership of approximately 57% of ESH REIT.
ESH REIT has elected to be taxed and expects to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate assets and is generally not subject to federal and state income taxes. In order to maintain qualification as a REIT, ESH REIT is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gain, to its shareholders each year. In addition, ESH REIT must meet a number of complex organizational and operational requirements. If ESH REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it would be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and generally would be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years following the year during which it lost its REIT qualification. Even in qualifying as a REIT, ESH REIT may be subject to state and local taxes in certain jurisdictions, and is subject to federal income and excise taxes on undistributed income.
ESH REIT intends to distribute its taxable income to the extent necessary to optimize its tax efficiency including, but not limited to, maintaining its REIT status, while retaining sufficient capital for its ongoing needs. Accordingly, ESH REIT expects to distribute approximately 100% of its taxable income for the foreseeable future. 
The Company recorded a provision for federal, state and foreign income taxes of approximately $15.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an effective rate of approximately 24.3%, as compared with a provision of approximately $7.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an effective rate of approximately 10.8%. The Company recorded a provision for federal, state and foreign income taxes of approximately $20.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an effective rate of approximately 23.7%, as compared with a provision of approximately $10.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an effective rate of approximately 12.0%. The Company’s effective rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to ESH REIT’s status as a REIT under the provisions of the Code. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized a benefit of approximately $7.7 million for the reversal of a net deferred tax liability to reflect the Corporation's anticipated receipt of future ESH REIT nontaxable distributions. During the six months ended June 30, 2016 the Company's effective tax rate was further impacted by a benefit of approximately $1.8 million with respect to the reversal of net deferred tax liabilities which related to the previously estimated 5% of taxable income expected to be retained under ESH REIT's prior 95% distribution policy, which was changed during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
The Company’s income tax returns for the years 2013 to present are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.

11.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Investment funds and affiliates of Paulson & Co. Inc., a Former Sponsor, held 7,036 shares of the Corporation's outstanding mandatorily redeemable preferred stock as of June 30, 2017. Investment funds and affiliates of the Former Sponsors held 21,105 shares of the Corporation's outstanding mandatorily redeemable preferred stock as of December 31, 2016. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Corporation repurchased 14,069 preferred shares from funds or affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and The Blackstone Group L.P. at par value, or approximately $14.1 million.

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As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the outstanding balance owed by ESH REIT to the Corporation under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility was $50.0 million. ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility to an amount of up to $300.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case, subject to certain conditions. The outstanding debt balance and interest expense owed by ESH REIT to the Corporation related to this facility eliminate in consolidation (see Note 7).
During the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired approximately 1.3 million Paired Shares from the Former Sponsors for approximately $14.7 million and $8.4 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired approximately 2.0 million Paired Shares from the Former Sponsors for approximately $21.4 million and $12.2 million, respectively. These Paired Shares were purchased in connection with the secondary offerings consummated in March, May and June of 2017 and pursuant to, and counted toward, the combined Paired Share repurchase program (see Note 1).
In March 2016, in connection with ESH REIT's $800.0 million issuance of its 2025 Notes discussed in Note 7, an affiliate of one of the Former Sponsors acted as an initial purchaser and purchased $24.0 million of the 2025 Notes. As such, the affiliate of one of the Former Sponsors earned approximately $0.4 million in fees related to the transaction during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
12.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Commitments—The Company is a tenant under long-term ground leases at four of its hotel properties. The initial terms of the ground lease agreements terminate at various dates between 2021 and 2096, and three leases include multiple renewal options for generally five or 10 year periods. The Company is a tenant under an office lease for its corporate office. The initial term of the office lease terminates in August 2021 and includes renewal options for two additional terms of five years each.
Rent expense on ground and office leases is recognized on a straight-line basis and was approximately $0.8 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and approximately $1.6 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. Ground lease expense is included in hotel operating expenses and office lease expense is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Other Commitments—The Company has a commitment to make quarterly payments in lieu of taxes to the owner of the land on which one of its properties is located. The initial term of the agreement terminates in 2031. The cost related to this commitment was approximately $0.1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and approximately $0.1 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, and is included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Letters of Credit—As of June 30, 2017, the Company had one outstanding letter of credit, issued by the Corporation, for $0.7 million, which is collateralized by the 2016 Corporation Revolving Credit Facility.
Paired Share Repurchase Commitment—As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT agreed to repurchase approximately 0.1 million Paired Shares for approximately $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for which settlement had not yet occurred as of such date.
Legal Contingencies—The Company is not a party to any litigation or claims, other than routine matters arising in the ordinary course of business that are incidental to the operation of the business of the Company. The Company believes that the results of all claims and litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on its business or unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
13.
EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
The Corporation and ESH REIT each maintain a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”), as amended and restated in 2015, approved by their shareholders. Under the LTIPs, the Corporation and ESH REIT may issue to eligible employees or directors restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) or other equity-based awards, in respect of Paired Shares, with service, performance or market vesting conditions. The aggregate number of Paired Shares that may be the subject of awards under the LTIPs shall not exceed 8.0 million, of which no more than 4.0 million may be granted as incentive stock options. Each of the Corporation’s and ESH REIT’s LTIP has a share reserve of an equivalent number of shares of Corporation common stock and ESH REIT Class B common stock. As of June 30, 2017, approximately 3.7 million Paired Shares were available for future issuance under the LTIPs.

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Equity-based compensation expense is recognized by amortizing the grant-date fair value of the equity-based awards, less estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of each award. A portion of the grant-date fair value of all equity-based awards is allocated to a share of Corporation common stock and a portion is allocated to a share of ESH REIT Class B common stock. Equity-based compensation expense was approximately $3.6 million and $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $6.3 million and $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
As of June 30, 2017, unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding equity-based awards and the related weighted-average period over which it is expected to be recognized subsequent to June 30, 2017, is presented in the following table. Total unrecognized compensation expense will be adjusted for actual forfeitures.
 
Unrecognized Compensation Expense Related to Outstanding RSAs/RSUs (in thousands)
Remaining Weighted-Average Amortization Period (in years)
RSAs/RSUs with service vesting conditions
$
9,973

1.7
RSUs with performance vesting conditions
1,959

0.5
RSUs with market vesting conditions
5,594

1.4
Total unrecognized compensation expense
$
17,526

 
RSA/RSU activity during the six months ended June 30, 2017, was as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Performance-Based Awards
 
Service-Based Awards
 
Performance Vesting
 
Market Vesting
 
Number of
RSAs/RSUs
(in thousands)
 
Weighted-
Average Grant-
Date Fair
Value
 
Number of
RSUs
(in thousands)
 
Weighted-
Average Grant-
Date Fair
Value
 
Number of
RSUs
(in thousands)
 
Weighted-
Average Grant-
Date Fair
Value(1)
Outstanding at January 1, 2017
892

 
$
16.93

 
119

 
$
14.07

 
972

 
$
9.01

Granted
263

 
$
17.48

 
192

 
$
17.45

 
104

 
$
18.58

Settled
(368
)
 
$
17.78

 
(119
)
 
$
14.07

 
—

 
$
—

Forfeited
(1
)
 
$
25.21

 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
—

Outstanding at June 30, 2017
786

 
$
16.71

 
192

 
$
17.45

 
1,076

 
$
9.94

Vested at June 30, 2017
17

 
$
16.68

 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
—

Nonvested at June 30, 2017
769

 
$
17.08

 
192

 
$
17.45

 
1,076

 
$
9.94

_________________________________
(1)
An independent third-party valuation was performed contemporaneously with the issuance of grants.
Service-Based Awards
The Corporation and ESH REIT granted approximately 237,000 and 26,000 service-based awards, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2017, with a weighted-average grant-date fair value per award of $17.47 and $17.56, respectively. The grant-date fair value of awards with service vesting conditions is based on the closing price of a Paired Share on the date of grant. Service-based awards vest over a period of one to four years, subject to the grantee’s continued employment or service.
Performance-Based Awards
The Corporation granted approximately 192,000 awards with performance vesting conditions during the six months ended June 30, 2017, with a grant-date fair value per award of $17.45. The grant-date fair value of awards with performance vesting conditions is based on the closing price of a Paired Share on the date of grant. Equity-based compensation expense with respect to these awards is adjusted over the remainder of the fiscal year to reflect the probability of achievement of performance targets defined in the award agreements. These awards vest over the remainder of the fiscal year, subject to the grantee’s continued employment, with the ability to earn Paired Shares in a range of 0% to 200% of the awarded number of RSUs based on the achievement of defined performance targets. As of June 30, 2017, all awards with performance vesting conditions are expected to be satisfied at approximately 100% of their target level.

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The Corporation granted approximately 104,000 awards with market vesting conditions during the six months ended June 30, 2017, with a grant-date fair value per award of $18.58. The grant-date fair value of awards with market vesting conditions is based on an independent third-party valuation. These awards vest at the end of a three-year period, subject to the grantee’s continued employment, with the ability to earn Paired Shares in a range of 0% to 150% of the awarded number of RSUs based on the total shareholder return of a Paired Share relative to the total shareholder return of other publicly traded lodging companies identified in the award agreements. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the grant-date fair value of awards with market vesting conditions was calculated using a Monte Carlo simulation model with the following key assumptions:
Expected holding period
2.86 years

Risk-free rate of return
1.46
%
Expected dividend yield
4.72
%
14.
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
ESA Management has a savings plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Code for all employees meeting the eligibility requirements of the plan. For the period from January 1, 2016 through September 9, 2016, the plan had an employer-matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% of an employee's contribution and 50% of the next 2% of an employee's contribution, which vested immediately. Beginning January 1, 2017, the plan has an employer-matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of an employee's contribution, which vests over an employee's initial three-year service period. The plan also provides for contributions up to 100% of eligible employee pretax salary, subject to the Code’s annual deferral limit of $18,000 during 2017 and 2016. Employer contributions, net of forfeitures, totaled approximately $0.5 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $0.8 million and $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
In June 2016, ESA Management established a non-qualified deferred compensation plan to allow certain eligible employees an option to defer a portion of their compensation on a tax-deferred basis. Beginning January 2017, the plan had an employer-matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of an employee's contribution, which vests over a three-year service period. The plan is fully funded in a Rabbi Trust, which is subject to creditor claims in the event of insolvency, but the assets held in the Rabbi Trust are not available for general corporate purposes. As of June 30, 2017, approximately $0.5 million is included in other assets and accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to this plan.
15.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired their respective portion of approximately 0.2 million Paired Shares for approximately $2.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
On August 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a cash distribution of $0.07 per share for the second quarter of 2017 on its common stock. The distribution is payable on August 29, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2017. Also on August 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of ESH REIT declared a cash distribution of $0.14 per share for the second quarter of 2017 on its Class A and Class B common stock. This distribution is also payable on August 29, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2017.


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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Net of accumulated depreciation of $1,043,512 and $959,449
$
3,827,269

 
$
3,914,569

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
5,254

 
53,506

RESTRICTED CASH
—

 
344

RENTS RECEIVABLE FROM EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. (Note 9)
28,938

 
2,609

DEFERRED RENTS RECEIVABLE FROM EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC. (Note 9)
31,961

 
40,259

GOODWILL
47,627

 
52,245

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS
237

 
—

OTHER ASSETS
30,680

 
13,973

TOTAL ASSETS
$
3,971,966

 
$
4,077,505

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

LIABILITIES:

 

Term loan facilities payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount
of $20,344 and $21,994
$
1,269,922

 
$
1,274,756

Senior notes payable - Net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount
of $32,412 and $34,482
1,267,588

 
1,265,518

Revolving credit facility
—

 
45,000

Loan payable to Extended Stay America, Inc. (Notes 6 and 9)
50,000

 
50,000

Unearned rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc. (Note 9)
143,130

 
39,898

Due to Extended Stay America, Inc. (Note 9)
16,663

 
11,608

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
63,108

 
69,520

Deferred tax liabilities
—

 
3,286

Total liabilities
2,810,411

 
2,759,586

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)


 


EQUITY:


 


Common stock - Class A: $0.01 par value, 4,300,000,000 shares authorized, 250,493,583 shares issued and outstanding; Class B: $0.01 par value, 7,800,000,000 shares authorized, 192,505,858 and 195,406,944 shares issued and outstanding
4,430

 
4,462

Additional paid in capital
1,145,500

 
1,144,664

Preferred stock - no par value, $1,000 liquidation value, 125 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
73

 
73

Retained earnings
6,436

 
176,532

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
5,116

 
(7,812
)
Total equity
1,161,555

 
1,317,919

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
3,971,966

 
$
4,077,505

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
REVENUES- Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc. (Note 9)
$
115,589

 
$
116,492

 
$
231,883

 
$
232,734

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hotel operating expenses
23,056

 
22,231

 
47,011

 
46,602

General and administrative expenses (Note 9)
4,092

 
4,167

 
8,794

 
7,201

Depreciation
56,856

 
53,758

 
113,393

 
105,798

Impairment of long-lived assets
—

 
—

 
15,046

 
—

Total operating expenses
84,004

 
80,156

 
184,244

 
159,601

LOSS ON SALE OF HOTEL PROPERTIES (Note 4)
(3,274
)
 
—

 
(3,274
)
 
—

OTHER INCOME
635

 
—

 
635

 
—

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
28,946

 
36,336

 
45,000

 
73,133

OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE (INCOME)
1,104

 
(1
)
 
(60
)
 
(774
)
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET
31,911

 
35,075

 
65,663

 
81,365

(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE
(4,069
)
 
1,262

 
(20,603
)
 
(7,458
)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
655

 
(209
)
 
237

 
(3,799
)
NET (LOSS) INCOME
$
(4,724
)
 
$
1,471

 
$
(20,840
)
 
$
(3,659
)
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. COMMON SHARE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A - basic
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Class A - diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Class B - basic
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Class B - diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A - basic
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

Class A - diluted
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

Class B - basic
193,409

 
201,600

 
193,959

 
202,955

Class B - diluted
193,944

 
201,689

 
193,959

 
202,955

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
NET (LOSS) INCOME
$
(4,724
)
 
$
1,471

 
$
(20,840
)
 
$
(3,659
)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION (LOSS) GAIN, NET OF TAX OF $0
—

 
45

 
531

 
3,032

RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - SALE OF CANADIAN HOTEL PROPERTIES, NET OF TAX OF $(264), $0, $(264) AND $0
12,256

 
—

 
12,256

 
—

TOTAL FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENTS
12,256

 
45

 
12,787

 
3,032

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DERIVATIVE ADJUSTMENTS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INTEREST RATE CASH FLOW HEDGE (LOSS) GAIN, NET OF TAX OF $0
121

 
—

 
(462
)
 
—

RECLASSIFICATION ADJUSTMENT - AMOUNTS RECLASSIFIED TO NET INCOME, NET OF TAX OF $0
603

 
—

 
603

 
—

TOTAL DERIVATIVE ADJUSTMENTS
724

 
—

 
141

 
—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$
8,256

 
$
1,516

 
$
(7,912
)
 
$
(627
)
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands, except preferred stock shares and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Common Stock
 
Preferred Stock
 
Additional
Paid in Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
 
Total
Equity
 
Class A
Shares
 
Class B
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
BALANCE - January 1, 2016
250,494

 
204,594

 
$
4,554

 
125

 
$
73

 
$
1,168,903

 
$
186,306

 
$
(13,370
)
 
$
1,346,466

Net loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,659
)
 
—

 
(3,659
)
Foreign currency translation, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,032

 
3,032

Issuance of Class B common stock
—

 
199

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
1,468

 
—

 
—

 
1,470

Repurchase of Class B common stock
—

 
(3,979
)
 
(40
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(23,396
)
 
—

 
(23,436
)
Common distributions - $0.30 per Class A and Class B common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(136,549
)
 
—

 
(136,549
)
Preferred distributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
(8
)
Equity-based compensation
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
62

 
—

 
—

 
62

BALANCE - June 30, 2016
250,494

 
200,815

 
$
4,516

 
125

 
$
73

 
$
1,170,433

 
$
22,694

 
$
(10,338
)
 
$
1,187,378

 
Common Stock
 
Preferred Stock
 
Additional
Paid in Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
 
Total
Equity
 
Class A
Shares
 
Class B
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
BALANCE - January 1, 2017
250,494

 
195,407

 
$
4,462

 
125

 
$
73

 
$
1,144,664

 
$
176,532

 
$
(7,812
)
 
$
1,317,919

Net loss
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(20,840
)
 
—

 
(20,840
)
Foreign currency translation, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
12,787

 
12,787

Interest rate cash flow hedge gain, net of tax
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
141

 
141

Repurchase of Class B common stock
—

 
(3,184
)
 
(35
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(19,712
)
 
—

 
(19,747
)
Common distributions - $0.29 per Class A and Class B common share
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(129,536
)
 
—

 
(129,536
)
Preferred distributions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
(8
)
Equity-based compensation
—

 
283

 
3

 
—

 
—

 
836

 
—

 
—

 
839

BALANCE - June 30, 2017
250,494

 
192,506

 
$
4,430

 
125

 
$
73

 
$
1,145,500

 
$
6,436

 
$
5,116

 
$
1,161,555

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(20,840
)
 
$
(3,659
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
113,393

 
105,798

Foreign currency transaction gain
(313
)
 
(774
)
Loss on interest rate swap
606

 
—

Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount
3,995

 
13,275

Amortization of above-market ground leases
(68
)
 
(68
)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment
6,017

 
5,001

Loss on sale of hotel properties
3,274

 
—

Impairment of long-lived assets
15,046

 
—

Equity-based compensation
121

 
62

Deferred income tax benefit
(3,693
)
 
(2,247
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Deferred rents receivable from Extended Stay America, Inc.
7,624

 
644

Due from (to) Extended Stay America, Inc., net
3,822

 
(4,068
)
Other assets
(3,768
)
 
(66
)
Unearned rental revenues/rents receivable from Extended Stay America, Inc., net
76,903

 
79,477

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
995

 
9,914

Net cash provided by operating activities
203,114

 
203,289

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(91,841
)
 
(108,201
)
Proceeds from sale of hotel properties
42,005

 
—

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
344

 
(104,952
)
Proceeds from insurance and related recoveries
169

 
2,716

Net cash used in investing activities
(49,323
)
 
(210,437
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Principal payments on mortgage loan
—

 
(433,537
)
Principal payments on term loan facilities
(9,734
)
 
(366,463
)
Proceeds from senior notes, net of debt discount
—

 
788,000

Proceeds from revolving credit facility
105,000

 
—

Payments on revolving credit facility
(150,000
)
 
—

Payments of deferred financing costs
—

 
(14,717
)
Net proceeds from Extended Stay America, Inc.
—

 
95,819

Repurchase of common stock
(19,744
)
 
(23,436
)
Issuance of Class B common stock
1,731

 
1,134

Common distributions
(129,288
)
 
(222,791
)
Preferred distributions
(8
)
 
(8
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(202,043
)
 
(175,999
)
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(48,252
)
 
(183,147
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of period
53,506

 
223,256

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of period
$
5,254

 
$
40,109

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 
 
Cash payments for interest, excluding prepayment and other penalties
$
65,176

 
$
52,694

Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds of $3 and $0
$
2,305

 
$
1,608

NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures included in due to/from Extended Stay America, Inc. and accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
17,095

 
$
15,685

Deferred financing costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
—

 
$
524

Proceeds from sale of hotel properties included in other assets
$
11,543

 
$
—

Common distributions included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
1,511

 
$
1,084

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2017 AND 2016
(Unaudited)
 
1.
BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION
ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH REIT”) was formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware on September 16, 2010 and was converted to a corporation on November 5, 2013. Extended Stay America, Inc. (the “Corporation”), the parent of ESH REIT, was incorporated in the state of Delaware on July 8, 2013. On November 18, 2013, the Corporation and ESH REIT completed an initial public offering of 32.5 million Paired Shares. A "Paired Share" consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, that is attached to and trades as a single unit with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT. The Corporation owns, and is expected to continue to own, all of the issued and outstanding Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which, as of June 30, 2017, represents approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT.
As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT and its subsidiaries owned and leased 625 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states, consisting of approximately 68,780 rooms. As of December 31, 2016, ESH REIT and its subsidiaries owned and leased 626 hotel properties in 44 U.S. states, consisting of approximately 68,900 rooms, and three hotels in Canada, consisting of 500 rooms. The hotels are operated by wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation (the “Operating Lessees”) pursuant to leases between ESH REIT and the Operating Lessees. The hotels are managed by ESA Management LLC (“ESA Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation. The hotels are operated under the core brand, Extended Stay America. The Extended Stay America brand is owned by ESH Hospitality Strategies LLC (“ESH Strategies”), also a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 57% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 192.5 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding (approximately 43% of its common equity), approximately 98.4% of which were owned by the public, approximately 0.9%, or 1.8 million shares, of which were owned by Paulson & Co. Inc. (a Former Sponsor, as defined below) and approximately 0.7% of which were owned by senior management and directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT.
As of December 31, 2016, ESH REIT’s common equity consisted of the following: (i) approximately 250.5 million shares of Class A common stock outstanding (approximately 56% of its common equity), all of which were owned by the Corporation, and (ii) approximately 195.4 million shares of Class B common stock outstanding (approximately 44% of its common equity), approximately 55.9% of which were owned by the public and approximately 44.1% of which were owned by Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Paulson & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their funds or affiliates (individually, each a “Former Sponsor,” or collectively, the “Former Sponsors”) and senior management and directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT.
2017 Secondary Offerings
In March, May and June 2017, certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders") sold 25.0 million, 30.0 million and 25.0 million Paired Shares, respectively, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement as part of secondary offerings. In conjunction with these secondary offerings, ESH REIT repurchased and retired, in the aggregate, approximately 2.0 million ESH REIT Class B common shares from the Former Sponsors for approximately $12.2 million (see Note 9). The Selling Stockholders consisted solely of entities affiliated with the Former Sponsors and did not include officers or directors of the Corporation or ESH REIT. Neither the Corporation nor ESH REIT sold Paired Shares in the secondary offerings and neither received proceeds from the secondary offerings. The Corporation and ESH REIT incurred professional fees in connection with the secondary offerings. Total expenses incurred by ESH REIT were approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
After giving effect to the June 2017 secondary offering, funds or affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and The Blackstone Group L.P. no longer own any Paired Shares.

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Paired Share Repurchase Program
In December 2015, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized a combined Paired Share repurchase program for up to $100 million of Paired Shares. In February 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $100 million to up to $200 million of Paired Shares. In December 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $200 million to up to $300 million of Paired Shares and extended the maturity of the program through December 31, 2017, each effective January 1, 2017. Repurchases may be made at management's discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans). Depending on market conditions and other factors, these repurchases may be commenced or suspended without prior notice. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT had repurchased and retired approximately 12.6 million ESH REIT Class B common shares for approximately $73.4 million, of which approximately 5.8 million Paired Shares were repurchased and retired from entities affiliated with the Former Sponsors.
Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”), and include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of ESH REIT and its consolidated subsidiaries. Changes in ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Presentation—Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. ESH REIT believes the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 28, 2017.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring items) necessary to present fairly ESH REIT’s financial position as of June 30, 2017, the results of ESH REIT’s operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 and changes in equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance because of the impact of accounting for contingent rental payments under lease arrangements.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management used significant estimates to determine the estimated useful lives of tangible assets as well as in the assessment of tangible and intangible assets, including goodwill, for impairment, estimated liabilities for insurance reserves and the grant-date fair value of certain equity-based awards. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Property and Equipment—Property and equipment additions are recorded at cost. Major improvements that extend the life or utility of property or equipment are capitalized and depreciated over a period equal to the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvement or the remaining estimated useful life of the asset. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation and amortization are recorded on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives which range from two to 49 years.
Management assesses the performance of long-lived assets for potential impairment quarterly, as well as when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of a group of assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of property and equipment is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of a group of hotel properties (groups of hotel properties align with hotels as they are grouped under ESH REIT’s leases) to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by each group of hotel properties. Impairment is recognized when estimated future undiscounted cash flows, including proceeds from disposition, are less than the carrying value of each group of hotel properties. To the extent that a group of hotel properties is impaired, their excess carrying amount over their estimated fair value is recognized as an impairment charge and reduces income from operations. Fair value is determined based upon the discounted cash flows of a

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group of hotel properties, quoted market prices or independent appraisals, as considered necessary. No impairment charges were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2017. ESH REIT recognized impairment charges related to property and equipment of approximately $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and no impairment charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 (see Note 5). The estimation of future undiscounted cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies upon assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions. If such conditions change, an impairment charge to further reduce the carrying value of a group of hotel properties could occur in a future period in which conditions change.
Revenue Recognition—ESH REIT’s sole source of revenues is rental revenue derived from leases with subsidiaries of the Corporation (the Operating Lessees). ESH REIT records rental revenues on a straight-line basis as they are earned during the lease terms. Rents receivable from Extended Stay America, Inc. on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets represent monthly rental amounts contractually due. Deferred rents receivable from Extended Stay America, Inc. on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets represent the cumulative difference between straight-line rental revenues recognized and rental revenues contractually due. As scheduled rent payments begin to exceed straight-line rental revenue, this amount, approximately $32.0 million as of June 30, 2017, will gradually decrease through the remainder of the lease terms until it is zero at the end of the lease terms in October 2018. Lease rental payments received prior to rendering services are included in unearned rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc. on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contingent rental revenues, specifically percentage rental revenues related to hotel revenues of the Operating Lessees, are recognized when such amounts are fixed and determinable (i.e., only when percentage rental revenue thresholds have been achieved).
Segments—ESH REIT’s business represents a single operating segment based on the way ESH REIT manages its business. ESH REIT leases the hotel properties in similar manners to similar customers. The amounts of long-lived assets and net revenues outside the U.S. are not significant for any period presented.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Goodwill—In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standards update in which the guidance on testing for goodwill was updated to eliminate Step 2 in the determination on whether goodwill should be considered impaired. Annual and/or interim assessments are still required to be completed. This update will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. ESH REIT does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Statement of Cash Flows—In August and November 2016, the FASB issued accounting standards updates which provide additional clarity on the classification of specific events on the statement of cash flows. These events include debt prepayment and extinguishment costs, settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, distributions received from equity method investees, and beneficial interests in securitization transactions. These updates also require amounts generally described as restricted cash to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. These updates are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of these updates will require cash outflows related to debt prepayment and extinguishment costs to be classified as financing activities. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, debt prepayment and extinguishment costs included within net cash provided by operating activities totaled approximately $1.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Additionally, the effect of the adoption of these updates on ESH REIT's consolidated statements of cash flows will be to include restricted cash in the beginning and end of period balances of cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents. The change in restricted cash is currently included in investing activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Compensation—Stock Compensation—In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, and certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. ESH REIT adopted this update on January 1, 2017. The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award requires an entity to apply modification accounting. This update will be

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effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. ESH REIT does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Derivatives and Hedging—In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to clarify the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts and to clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. ESH REIT adopted this update on January 1, 2017. The adoption of this update did not have a material effect on ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Leases—In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which introduces a lessee model that requires a right-of-use asset and lease obligation to be presented on the balance sheet for all leases, whether operating or financing. The update eliminates the requirement in current U.S. GAAP for an entity to use bright-line tests in determining lease classification. The update also requires lessors to increase the transparency of their exposure to changes in value of their residual assets and how they manage that exposure. This update will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and must be applied using a modified retrospective approach, which will require adjustment to all comparative periods presented.
As of June 30, 2017, using its incremental borrowing rate with respect to the future minimum lease payments under its operating leases (ground leases), ESH REIT has preliminarily determined that the lease liability would have been between approximately $8.0 million and $12.0 million and the right of use asset would have been between approximately $2.0 million and $6.0 million, which includes adjustments for accrued lease payments, above market lease liabilities and lease incentives.
The recording of a lease obligation may increase total indebtedness for purposes of financial covenants within certain of ESH REIT’s existing debt agreements; however, ESH REIT does not expect this increase to cause instances of non-compliance with any of these covenants. ESH REIT currently does not expect the adoption of this update to have a material effect on its consolidated statements of operations or cash flows. ESH REIT expects to elect the optional practical expedients which relate to the identification and classification of leases that commenced before the effective date, initial direct costs for leases that commenced before the effective date, and the ability to use hindsight in evaluating lessee options to extend or terminate a lease or to purchase the underlying asset. The election to apply these practical expedients will, in effect, mean ESH REIT will continue to account for leases that commenced before the effective date in accordance with previous GAAP unless the lease is modified, except that ESH REIT will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP.


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3.
NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE
Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income available to Class A and Class B common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of ESH REIT’s unrestricted Class A and Class B common stock outstanding, respectively. Diluted net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income available to Class A and Class B common shareholders, as adjusted for potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of ESH REIT’s unrestricted Class A and Class B common stock outstanding, respectively, plus other potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities include certain equity-based awards issued under long-term incentive plans (see Note 11) and are included in the calculation, provided that the inclusion of such securities is not anti-dilutive.
The calculations of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, including a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators, are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(4,724
)
 
$
1,471

 
$
(20,840
)
 
$
(3,659
)
Less preferred dividends
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
Net (loss) income available to ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shareholders
$
(4,728
)
 
$
1,467

 
$
(20,848
)
 
$
(3,667
)
Class A:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income available to ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shareholders - basic
$
(2,674
)
 
$
814

 
$
(11,752
)
 
$
(2,023
)
Amounts attributable to ESH Hospitality, Inc. Class B shareholders assuming conversion
8

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net (loss) income available to ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shareholders - diluted
$
(2,666
)
 
$
814

 
$
(11,752
)
 
$
(2,023
)
Class B:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income available to ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shareholders - basic
$
(2,054
)
 
$
653

 
$
(9,096
)
 
$
(1,644
)
Amounts attributable to ESH Hospitality, Inc. Class B shareholders assuming conversion
(8
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

Net (loss) income available to ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shareholders - diluted
$
(2,062
)
 
$
653

 
$
(9,096
)
 
$
(1,644
)
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

 
250,494

Class B:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shares outstanding - basic
193,409

 
201,600

 
193,959

 
202,955

Dilutive securities
535

 
89

 
—

 
—

Weighted average number of ESH Hospitality, Inc. common shares outstanding - diluted
193,944

 
201,689

 
193,959

 
202,955

Net loss per ESH Hospitality, Inc. common share - Class A - basic
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Net loss per ESH Hospitality, Inc. common share - Class A - diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Net loss per ESH Hospitality, Inc. common share - Class B - basic
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Net loss per ESH Hospitality, Inc. common share - Class B - diluted
$
(0.01
)
 
$
—

 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from net loss per common share - Class B - diluted
—

 
—

 
413

 
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4.
HOTEL DISPOSITIONS
On May 1, 2017, a subsidiary of ESH REIT, together with subsidiaries of the Corporation, sold its three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels for 76.0 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $55.3 million, of which 67.4 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $49.0 million, related to ESH REIT assets. ESH REIT's carrying value of the hotels, including working capital and allocable goodwill, net of an impairment charge recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017, was approximately 51.2 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $37.3 million, resulting in a gain on sale of approximately 15.1 million Canadian dollars, or approximately $11.0 million, prior to the evaluation of existing accumulated foreign currency translation loss. Due to the fact that ESH REIT's Canadian subsidiary liquidated 100% of its assets, approximately $12.5 million of accumulated foreign currency translation loss was recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. This charge more than fully offset the Canadian subsidiary's gain on sale, which resulted in a loss on sale of the Canadian hotels of approximately $1.5 million, net of closing costs and adjustments, which is reported in loss on sale of hotel properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
On May 16, 2017, ESH REIT sold one U.S.-based hotel for gross proceeds of $5.4 million. The carrying value of this hotel, including net working capital and allocable goodwill, was approximately $6.8 million, which resulted in a loss on sale of approximately $1.8 million, net of closing costs and adjustments, which is reported in loss on sale of hotel properties during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, the four disposed hotel properties contributed rental revenues, total operating expenses and income (loss) before income tax expense as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc.
$
641

 
1,545

 
2,040

 
3,000

Total operating expenses
—

 
666

 
15,527

(1) 
1,261

Income (loss) before income tax expense
1,032

 
654

 
(13,173
)
(1) 
1,934

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(1)
Includes impairment charge recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2017 of approximately $15.0 million related to the three Canadian hotels.


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5.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Net investment in property and equipment as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, consists of the following (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Hotel properties:
 
 
 
Land and site improvements
$
1,290,834

 
$
1,304,503

Building and improvements
2,946,335

 
2,960,158

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
631,937

 
607,682

Total hotel properties
4,869,106

 
4,872,343

Undeveloped land parcel
1,675

 
1,675

Total cost
4,870,781

 
4,874,018

Less accumulated depreciation
(1,043,512
)
 
(959,449
)
Property and equipment - net
$
3,827,269

 
$
3,914,569

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT, using Level 3 unobservable inputs, assessed property and equipment for potential impairment. No impairment charges were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2017. ESH REIT recognized impairment charges of approximately $15.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to the Canadian hotels that were sold. ESH REIT recognized no impairment charges during the three or six months ended June 30, 2016.
Quantitative information with respect to unobservable inputs consists of internally developed cash flow models that include the following assumptions, among others: projections of lease revenues and expenses, demand trends, expected future capital expenditures and estimated discount rates. These assumptions are based on ESH REIT’s historical data and experience, budgets, industry projections and micro and macro general economic condition projections.

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6.
DEBT
Summary—ESH REIT’s outstanding debt, net of unamortized debt discount, and unamortized deferred financing costs as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
Stated
Amount(1)
 
Carrying Amount
 
Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs
 
 
 
Interest Rate
 
 
 
Loan
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Stated Interest Rate
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
Maturity
Date
 
Term loan facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Term Facility
$
1,300,000

(2) 
$
1,284,540

(3) 
$
1,290,560

 
$
14,618

 
$
15,804

 
LIBOR(4) + 2.50%

(5) 
3.71
%
(5) 
3.75
%
 
08/30/2023
(7) 
Senior notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2025 Notes
1,300,000

 
1,289,699

(6) 
1,289,041

 
22,111

 
23,523

 
5.25
%
 
5.25
%
 
5.25
%
 
05/01/2025
 
Revolving credit
facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 Revolving Credit Facility
350,000

 
—

 
45,000

 
2,295

(8) 
2,570

(8) 
LIBOR + 2.75%

 
N/A

 
3.33
%
 
08/30/2021
 
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
75,000

(9) 
50,000

 
50,000

 
—

 
—

 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
5.00
%
 
08/30/2023
 
Total
 
 
$
2,624,239

 
$
2,674,601

 
$
39,024

 
$
41,897

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(1)
Amortization is interest only, except for the 2016 Term Facility (as defined below) which amortizes in equal quarterly installments of $3.24 million. See (7) below.
(2)
ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities (as defined below) by an amount of up to $600.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case subject to certain conditions.
(3)
The 2016 Term Facility is presented net of an unamortized debt discount of approximately $5.7 million and $6.2 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(4)
As of December 31, 2016, the stated interest rate of the 2016 Term Facility was LIBOR + 3.00% and included a LIBOR floor of 0.75%.
(5)
$450.0 million of the 2016 Term Facility is subject to an interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 1.175% (see Note 7).
(6)
The 2025 Notes (as defined below) are presented net of an unamortized debt discount of approximately $10.3 million and $11.0 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(7)
In addition to scheduled amortization noted in (1) above, subject to certain exceptions, annual mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required under the 2016 Term Facility commencing with the year ending December 31, 2017. Annual mandatory prepayments for the year ending December 31, 2017 and each year thereafter are due during the first quarter of the following year.
(8)
Unamortized deferred financing costs related to the revolving credit facility are included in other assets in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(9)
As of June 30, 2017, the outstanding balance owed from ESH REIT to the Corporation under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility was $50.0 million. ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility to an amount of up to $300.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case subject to certain conditions.
On March 1, 2017, ESH REIT entered into an amendment to the 2016 Term Facility with the lenders thereunder (such amendment, the "Repricing Amendment"). The Repricing Amendment had the following impact on the 2016 Term Facility: (i) decreased the interest rate spread on LIBOR based loans from 3.0% to 2.5%; (ii) decreased the interest rate spread on base rate loans from 2.0% to 1.5%; (iii) removed the floor of 0.75% on LIBOR based loans; (iv) removed the floor of 2.0% on base rate loans; (v) removed ranges on interest rate spreads for all loan types that were dependent upon ESH REIT’s credit rating; and (vi) extended the 1% prepayment penalty through September 1, 2017 (prepayments made after September 1, 2017 are not subject to a prepayment penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs).
ESH REIT Credit Facilities
On August 30, 2016, ESH REIT entered into a credit agreement, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time, providing for senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the "2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities") consisting of a $1,300.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the "2016 Term Facility") and a $350.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility"). Subject to the satisfaction of certain criteria, borrowings under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities may be increased by an amount of up to $600.0 million, plus additional amounts, so long as, after giving effect to the incurrence of such incremental facility and the application of proceeds thereof, its pro-forma senior loan-to-value ratio is less than or equal to 45%.

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Obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities are guaranteed by certain existing and future material domestic subsidiaries of ESH REIT, other than those owning real property, subject to customary exceptions. Obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities are secured, subject to certain exceptions, including an exception for real property, by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of ESH REIT and the guarantors.

The 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, modify existing debt, create certain liens, pay dividends and distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, amend or modify certain material operating leases and management agreements, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness and certain material operating leases and management agreements. If an event of default occurs, the administrative agent is entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities and additional actions that a secured creditor is permitted to take following a default. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities.
2016 Term Facility—The 2016 Term Facility, as amended, bears interest at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus 2.50% or (ii) base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (A) the prime lending rate, (B) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (C) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%) plus 1.50%. The 2016 Term Facility amortizes in equal quarterly installments in annual amounts of 1.0% of the principal amount outstanding as of the Repricing Amendment, or approximately $13.0 million, with the remaining balance payable at maturity. In addition to scheduled amortization, subject to certain exceptions, mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of annual Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required based on ESH REIT's Consolidated Leverage Ratio, each as defined. Annual mandatory prepayments are due during the first quarter of the following year. The 2016 Term Facility matures on August 30, 2023.
ESH REIT has the option to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the 2016 Term Facility at any time upon three business days’ prior written notice for LIBOR loans or on one business day’s prior written notice for base rate loans. In addition to customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans, amounts refinanced, substituted or replaced by indebtedness which has a lower all-in yield than the all-in yield under the 2016 Term Facility on or prior to September 1, 2017 (other than as a result of a transformative transaction) are subject to a prepayment penalty equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount refinanced, substituted or replaced. Prepayments made after September 1, 2017 are not subject to a prepayment penalty.

2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility—The 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility provides for the issuance of up to $50.0 million of letters of credit. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus a spread that ranges from 2.25% to 2.75% based on ESH REIT’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined, or (ii) base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (A) the prime lending rate, (B) the overnight federal funds rate plus 0.50%, or (C) the one-month adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%) plus a spread that ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% based on ESH REIT’s Total Net Leverage Ratio, as defined. There is no scheduled amortization under the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility and the facility matures on August 30, 2021.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal, ESH REIT incurs a fee of 0.35% or 0.175% on the unutilized revolver balance, based on the amount outstanding under the facility. ESH REIT is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees and agency fees. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT had no letters of credit outstanding under the facility, an outstanding balance of $0 and available borrowing capacity of $350.0 million.

The 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a springing financial covenant whereby the senior loan-to-value ratio may not exceed 45% when the aggregate principal amount of borrowings and letters of credit under the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility, excluding up to $30.0 million of letters of credit, is equal to or greater than 25% of the aggregate available principal amount of the 2016 ESH REIT Revolving Credit Facility on the applicable fiscal quarter end date.
ESH REIT Senior Notes Due 2025
In May 2015, ESH REIT issued $500.0 million 5.25% senior notes due in 2025 (together with the $800.0 million of additional notes discussed below, the “2025 Notes”) under an indenture (the “Indenture”) with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, at 100% of par value in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act ("Rule 144A"). In March 2016, ESH REIT issued an additional $800.0 million of the 2025 Notes under the Indenture at 98.5% of par value in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A. The 2025 Notes mature on May 1, 2025 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year.

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The 2025 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis by each of ESH REIT’s subsidiaries that guarantee ESH REIT’s obligations under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities. The 2025 Notes rank equally in right of payment with ESH REIT’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The 2025 Notes are effectively junior to any of ESH REIT’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
ESH REIT may redeem the 2025 Notes at any time on or after May 1, 2020, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 102.625% of the principal amount, declining annually to 100% of the principal amount from May 1, 2023 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to May 1, 2020, ESH REIT may redeem the 2025 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a "make-whole" premium, as defined in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to May 1, 2018, subject to certain conditions, ESH REIT may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes at a redemption price equal to 105.250% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings, provided 65% of the original amount of the principal remains outstanding after the occurrence of each such redemption. Upon a Change of Control, as defined, holders of the 2025 Notes have the right to require ESH REIT to redeem the 2025 Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains a number of customary covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, create certain liens, pay dividends or distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The Indenture also contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness. If an event of default occurs, the holders of the Notes and the Trustee are entitled to take various actions, including declaring the 2025 Notes immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants set forth in the Indenture.
Unsecured Intercompany Facility
On August 30, 2016, ESH REIT, as borrower, and the Corporation, as lender, entered into an unsecured intercompany credit facility (the "Unsecured Intercompany Facility"). As of June 30, 2017, the amount outstanding under the facility totaled $50.0 million. Subject to certain conditions, the principal amount of the Unsecured Intercompany Facility may be increased up to an amount that shall not exceed the greater of (i) $300.0 million and (ii) an unlimited amount so long as the incremental loan-to-value ratio, determined on a pro-forma basis as of the last day of the most recently ended test period, as if any incremental loans available under such incremental commitments had been outstanding on the last day of such period, and, in each case, without netting the cash proceeds of any such incremental loans, does not exceed 5.0%. Loans under the facility bear interest at 5.00% per annum. There is no scheduled amortization under the facility and the facility matures on August 30, 2023. ESH REIT has the option to voluntarily prepay outstanding loans at any time upon one business day’s prior written notice.

The Unsecured Intercompany Facility contains a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit ESH REIT’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional debt, modify existing debt, create certain liens, pay dividends or distributions, make certain investments and other restricted payments, enter into affiliate transactions, amend or modify certain material operating leases and management agreements, sell assets or merge, consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of their assets. The facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including, but not limited to, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness and certain material operating leases and management agreements. If an event of default occurs, the Corporation is entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the facility and all other actions that a creditor is permitted to take following a default. As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT was in compliance with all covenants under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility.

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Future Maturities of Debt—The future maturities of debt as of June 30, 2017, are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
 
Remainder of 2017
$
6,484

 
2018
12,968

 
2019
12,968

 
2020
12,968

 
2021
12,968

 
Thereafter
2,581,910

(1) 
Total
$
2,640,266

 
______________________
(1)
Under the 2016 Term Facility, annual mandatory prepayments of up to 50% of Excess Cash Flow, as defined, may be required commencing with the year ending December 31, 2017. Annual mandatory prepayments for the year ending December 31, 2017 and each year thereafter are due during the first quarter of the following year.
Fair Value of Debt—As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of ESH REIT’s debt was approximately $2.7 billion. Estimated fair values are determined by comparing current borrowing rates and risk spreads offered in the market to the stated interest rates and spreads on ESH REIT’s debt (Level 2 fair value measures) or quoted market prices (Level 1 fair value measures), when available.
7.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
ESH REIT from time to time uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risks. ESH REIT’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of cash flows and earnings associated with changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. ESH REIT’s derivatives expose it to credit risk to the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. ESH REIT seeks to mitigate such risks by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. In addition, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk is monitored. Management does not expect material losses as a result of defaults by counterparties.
In September 2016, ESH REIT entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 1.175% and a floating rate of one-month LIBOR, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%, to manage its exposure to interest rate risk on a portion of its variable rate debt. In February 2017, ESH REIT executed an amendment to its swap agreement, the impact of which was to remove the LIBOR floor on floating rate cash flows. The notional amount of the interest rate swap as of June 30, 2017 was $450.0 million. On October 1, 2017, the notional amounts decreases to $400.0 million, and the notional amounts continues to decrease by an additional $50.0 million every six months until the swap's maturity in September 2021.
From September 2016 through the February 2017 amendment to ESH REIT's swap agreement, the swap was designated as an effective cash flow hedge and changes in fair value were recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income. Concurrent with the February 2017 swap amendment and through April 2017, the swap's designation as a cash flow hedge was reversed and changes in fair value were recognized in earnings and are included in the line item other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. In April 2017, ESH REIT re-designated the swap as an effective cash flow hedge. Subsequent to April 2017, the effective portion of changes in fair value are recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recognized in other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Prior changes recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income are amortized over the remaining life of the swap through earnings and are included in the line item other non-operating income (expense) on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2017, approximately $1.1 million is expected to be recognized through earnings over the following twelve months.

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The table below presents the amounts and classification on ESH REIT's financial statements related to the interest rate swap (in thousands):
 
Other Assets
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
Other non-operating expense (income)
 
Interest
Expense
As of June 30, 2017
$
4,525

$
5,115

(1) 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
$
4,990

$
4,975

 
 
 
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
$
1,494

(2) 
$
192

For the three months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
—

For the six months ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
$
252

(3) 
$
873

For the six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
$
—

 
$
—

_______________________________
(1)
Change during the six months ended June 30, 2017 consisted of change in fair value of $(0.5) million (effective portion) and amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million.
(2)
Consists of changes in fair value of $0.9 million (ineffective portion) and amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million.
(3)
Consists of amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income prior to de-designation of $0.6 million partially offset by removal of the LIBOR floor of approximately $(0.3) million.
8.
INCOME TAXES
ESH REIT has elected to be taxed and expects to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate assets and is generally not subject to federal and state income taxes. In order to maintain qualification as a REIT, ESH REIT is required to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gain, to its shareholders each year. In addition, ESH REIT must meet a number of complex organizational and operational requirements. If ESH REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it would be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and generally would be precluded from qualifying as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years following the year during which it lost its REIT qualification. Even in qualifying as a REIT, ESH REIT may be subject to state and local taxes in certain jurisdictions, and is subject to federal income and excise taxes on undistributed income.
ESH REIT intends to distribute its taxable income to the extent necessary to optimize its tax efficiency including, but not limited to, maintaining its REIT status, while retaining sufficient capital for its ongoing needs. Accordingly, ESH REIT expects to distribute approximately 100% of its taxable income for the foreseeable future.
ESH REIT recorded a provision for state and foreign income taxes of approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an effective rate of approximately (16.1)%, as compared with a benefit of approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an effective rate of approximately (16.6)%. ESH REIT recorded a provision for state and foreign incomes taxes of approximately $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an effective rate of approximately (1.2)%, as compared with a benefit of approximately $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an effective rate of approximately 50.9%. ESH REIT’s effective rate differs from the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to ESH REIT’s status as a REIT under the provisions of the Code. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized a provision of approximately $0.7 million related to a change in tax rate for its Canadian subsidiary. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, ESH REIT recognized a benefit of approximately $1.3 million related to current state and foreign payable adjustments and a benefit of approximately $2.3 million with respect to the reversal of net deferred tax liabilities which related to the previously estimated 5% of taxable income expected to be retained by ESH REIT under its prior 95% distribution policy, which was changed during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
ESH REIT’s income tax returns for the years 2013 to present are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.
9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Revenues and Overhead Expenses
Leases and Rental Revenues—For the period from May 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017, ESH REIT’s revenues were derived from three leases. Prior to the sale of its Canadian hotels in May 2017, ESH REIT's revenues were derived from four

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leases. The counterparty to each lease agreement is a subsidiary of the Corporation. Fixed rental revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis. For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT recognized fixed rental revenues of approximately $115.4 million and $116.3 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT recognized fixed rental revenues of approximately $231.7 million and $232.5 million, respectively. Due to the fact that percentage rental revenue thresholds specified in the leases were achieved during the second quarters of 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT recognized approximately $0.2 million of percentage rental revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Overhead Expenses—ESA Management incurs costs under a services agreement with the Corporation and ESH REIT for certain overhead services performed on the entities' behalf. The services relate to executive management, accounting, financial analysis, training and technology. For each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT incurred approximately $2.6 million related to this agreement and for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, ESH REIT incurred approximately $5.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively, related to this agreement, which is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The expenses ESH REIT incurred under this services agreement include expenses related to applicable employees that participate in the Corporation’s long-term incentive plan (as described in Note 11). Such charges were approximately $0.6 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $1.0 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Debt and Equity Transactions
Share Repurchases—During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT repurchased and retired 1.3 million and 2.0 million Class B common shares, respectively, from the Selling Stockholders for approximately $8.4 million and $12.2 million, respectively. These shares were purchased in connection with the secondary offerings consummated in the first and second quarters of 2017 and pursuant to, and counted toward, the combined Paired Share repurchase program.
Senior Notes Due 2025—In March 2016, in connection with ESH REIT's $800.0 million issuance of its 2025 Notes discussed in Note 6, an affiliate of one of the Former Sponsors acted as an initial purchaser and purchased $24.0 million of the 2025 Notes. As such, the affiliate of one of the Former Sponsors earned approximately $0.4 million in fees related to the transaction during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Unsecured Intercompany Facility—As of June 30, 2017, the outstanding balance owed by ESH REIT to the Corporation under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility was $50.0 million. ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility to an amount of up to $300.0 million, plus additional amounts, in each case, subject to certain conditions (see Note 6). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT incurred approximately $0.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in interest expense related to the Unsecured Intercompany Facility.
Distributions—The Corporation owns all of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT, which represents approximately 57% of the outstanding shares of common stock of ESH REIT. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT paid distributions of approximately $35.1 million and $72.6 million, respectively, to the Corporation in respect of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, ESH REIT paid distributions of approximately $37.6 million and $122.7 million (of which approximately $47.6 million had been declared as of December 31, 2015), respectively, to the Corporation in respect of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT.
Issuance of Common Stock—In March 2017, ESH REIT issued, and was compensated approximately $1.7 million for, approximately 283,000 shares of Class B common stock, each of which was attached to a share of Corporation common stock to form a Paired Share, used to settle vested restricted stock units. In March 2016, ESH REIT issued, and was compensated approximately $1.1 million for, approximately 199,000 shares of Class B common stock, each of which was attached to a share of Corporation common stock to form a Paired Share, used to settle vested restricted stock units.

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Related Party Balances
Related party transaction balances as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, include the following (in thousands):
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Leases:
 
 
 
Rents receivable(1)
$
28,938

 
$
2,609

Deferred rents receivable(2)
$
31,961

 
$
40,259

Unearned rental revenues(1)
$
(143,130
)
 
$
(39,898
)
 
 
 
 
Debt:
 
 
 
Loan payable (Unsecured Intercompany Facility)(3)
$
(50,000
)
 
$
(50,000
)
 
 
 
 
Working capital and other:
 
 
 
Ordinary working capital(4)
$
(16,605
)
 
$
(12,566
)
Equity awards receivable (payable)(5)
(58
)
 
958

     Total working capital and other(6)
$
(16,663
)
 
$
(11,608
)
______________________
(1)
Fixed minimum rents are due one-month in advance. Percentage rents are due one-month in arrears. Rents receivable relate to June 2017 and December 2016 percentage rent, respectively. As of June 30, 2017, unearned rental revenues consisted of percentage rents of approximately $103.8 million and fixed minimum rents of approximately $39.3 million. As of December 31, 2016, unearned rental revenues consisted of fixed minimum rents of approximately $39.9 million.
(2)
Represents rental revenues recognized in excess of cash rents received. Amount will decrease over lease terms to zero.
(3)
The Unsecured Intercompany Facility bears interest at 5.0% per annum. ESH REIT is able to increase its borrowings under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility to an amount up to $300 million, plus additional amounts, in each case subject to certain conditions (see Note 6).
(4)
Represents disbursements and/or receipts made by the Corporation or ESH REIT on the other entity's behalf. Includes overhead expenses incurred by the Corporation on ESH REIT's behalf.
(5)
Represents amounts related to restricted stock units not yet settled or issued.
(6)
Outstanding balances are typically repaid within 30 days.
10.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Commitments—ESH REIT is a tenant under long-term ground leases at four of its hotel properties. The initial terms of the ground lease agreements terminate at various dates between 2021 and 2096, and three leases include multiple renewal options for generally five or 10 year periods. Rent expense on ground leases is recognized on a straight-line basis and was approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Ground lease expense is included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Other Commitments—ESH REIT has a commitment to make quarterly payments in lieu of taxes to the owner of the land on which one of its properties is located. The initial term of the agreement terminates in 2031. The cost related to this commitment was approximately $0.1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $0.1 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Paired Share Repurchase Commitment—As of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT agreed to repurchase approximately 0.1 million Class B common shares for approximately $0.1 million, for which settlement had not yet occurred as of such date.
Legal Contingencies—ESH REIT is not a party to any litigation or claims, other than routine matters arising in the ordinary course of business that are incidental to the operation of the business of ESH REIT. ESH REIT believes that the results of all claims and litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on its business or unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
11.
EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
The Corporation and ESH REIT each maintain a long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”), as amended and restated in 2015, approved by their shareholders. Under the LTIPs, the Corporation and ESH REIT may issue to eligible employees or directors restricted stock awards ("RSAs"), restricted stock units ("RSUs") or other equity-based awards, in respect of Paired Shares,

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with service, performance or market vesting conditions. The aggregate number of Paired Shares that may be the subject of awards under the LTIPs shall not exceed 8.0 million, of which no more than 4.0 million may be granted as incentive stock options. Each of the Corporation’s and ESH REIT’s LTIP has a share reserve of an equivalent number of shares of Corporation common stock and ESH REIT Class B common stock. As of June 30, 2017, approximately 3.7 million Paired Shares were available for future issuance under the LTIPs.
Equity-based compensation expense is recognized by amortizing the grant-date fair value of the equity-based awards, less estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of each award. The grant-date fair value of equity-based awards is based on the closing price of a Paired Share on the date of grant. A portion of the grant-date fair value of all equity-based awards is allocated to a share of Corporation common stock and a portion is allocated to a share of ESH REIT Class B common stock. Expense related to the portion of the grant-date fair value with respect to a share of Corporation common stock is recorded as a payable due to the Corporation. Expense related to the portion of the grant-date fair value with respect to a share of ESH REIT Class B common stock is recorded as an increase to additional paid in capital. ESH REIT incurred approximately $0.1 million of equity-based compensation expense related to its equity-based awards during each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
As of June 30, 2017, there was approximately $0.6 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized subsequent to June 30, 2017 over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.2 years. Total unrecognized compensation expense will be adjusted for actual forfeitures.

ESH REIT will have to pay more or less for a share of the Corporation common stock than it would have otherwise paid at the time of grant as the result of regular market changes in the value of a Paired Share between the time of grant and the time of settlement. An increase in the value allocated to a share of Corporation common stock due to market changes in the value of a Paired Share between the time of grant and the time of settlement is recorded as a distribution to the Corporation. A decrease in the value allocated to a share of Corporation common stock due to market changes in the value of a Paired Share between the time of grant and the time of settlement is recorded as additional paid in capital from the Corporation.

The Corporation accounts for awards issued under its LTIP in a manner similar to ESH REIT. For all LTIP awards granted by the Corporation, ESH REIT will receive compensation for the fair value of the Class B shares on the date of settlement of such Class B shares by ESH REIT. As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation has granted a total of approximately 3.2 million service-based, performance-based and market-based RSUs, of which approximately 1.2 million RSUs were either forfeited or settled. As a counterparty to these outstanding RSUs, ESH REIT is expected to issue and be compensated in cash for approximately 2.0 million shares of Class B common stock of ESH REIT in future periods, assuming performance-based and market-based awards vest at 100% and no forfeitures.
RSA/RSU activity during the six months ended June 30, 2017, was as follows:
 
Number of
RSAs/RSUs
(in thousands)
 
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2017
28

 
$
14.57

Granted
26

 
$
17.56

Settled
(7
)
 
$
10.32

Forfeited
—

 
$
—

Outstanding at June 30, 2017
47

 
$
16.85

Vested at June 30, 2017
7

 
$
16.00

Nonvested at June 30, 2017
40

 
$
20.05

12.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to June 30, 2017, ESH REIT repurchased and retired its respective portion of approximately 0.2 million ESH REIT Class B common shares for approximately $1.1 million.
On August 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of ESH REIT declared a cash distribution of $0.14 per share for the second quarter of 2017 on its Class A and Class B common stock. The distribution is payable on August 29, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2017.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. (the "Corporation") and ESH Hospitality, Inc. ("ESH REIT") included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Background and Certain Defined Terms
The following defined terms relate to the corporate structure of the Corporation and ESH REIT, company-wide initiatives and/or lodging industry operating metrics. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires:
•
ADR or average daily rate means hotel room revenues divided by total number of rooms sold in a given period.
•
Company means the Corporation, ESH REIT and their subsidiaries considered as a single enterprise.
•
Corporation means Extended Stay America, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (excluding ESH REIT and its subsidiaries), which include the Operating Lessees (as defined below), ESH Strategies (as defined below) and ESA Management (as defined below). The Corporation controls ESH REIT through its ownership of ESH REIT’s Class A common stock, which currently represents approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT.
•
ESA Management means ESA Management LLC and its subsidiaries, which manage the hotel properties on behalf of the Operating Lessees.
•
ESH REIT means ESH Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and its subsidiaries. ESH REIT is a majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, which leases all of its hotel properties to the Operating Lessees.
•
ESH Strategies means ESH Hospitality Strategies LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and its subsidiaries, which own the intellectual property related to our business.
•
Extended stay market means the market of hotels with a fully equipped kitchenette in each guest room, which accept reservations and do not require a lease, as defined by The Highland Group.
•
Former Sponsors means, collectively, Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Paulson & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P. and their funds or affiliates. After giving effect to the 2017 Secondary Offerings, funds or affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and The Blackstone Group L.P. no longer own any Paired Shares and funds or affiliates of Paulson & Co. Inc. (individually referred to as a Former Sponsor) own approximately 1.8 million Paired Shares, which represents approximately 0.9% of the Company's issued and outstanding Paired Shares as of June 30, 2017.
•
Hotel renovation means, when used in connection with our Company-wide initiative to renovate our hotel properties that were completed during the second quarter of 2017, upgrades that typically include remodeling of common areas, new paint, carpet, signage, tile or vinyl flooring and counters in bathrooms and kitchens, as well as the refurbishment of furniture, replacement of aged mattresses and installation of new flat screen televisions, artwork, lighting and bedspreads.
•
Mid-price extended stay segment means the segment of the extended stay market that generally operates at a daily rate between $50 and $100, as defined by The Highland Group.
•
Occupancy or occupancy rate means the total number of rooms sold in a given period divided by the total number of rooms available during that period.
•
Operating Lessees means the several wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation that each lease a group of hotels from ESH REIT and, as stipulated under the respective lease agreement, operate the hotels.
•
Paired Share means one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation together with one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH REIT, which are attached and trade as a single unit.
•
RevPAR or Revenue Per Available Room means the product of average daily room rate charged and the average daily occupancy achieved for a hotel or group of hotels in a given period. RevPAR does not include ancillary revenues, such as food and beverage revenues, or parking, pet, telephone or other guest service revenues.

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For ease of presentation:
•
When we refer to our ownership of hotel properties, we are referring to the hotel properties owned by subsidiaries of ESH REIT.
•
When we refer to the management and operation of our hotels, we are referring to the management of hotels by ESA Management and the operation of hotels by the Operating Lessees.
•
When we refer to our brands, we are referring to intellectual property related to our business owned by ESH Strategies.
•
When we refer to our management team, executives or officers, we are referring to the management team, executives and officers of the Corporation and ESH REIT.
The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements regarding our ability to meet our debt service obligations, future capital expenditures (including future hotel renovation programs), distribution policies, growth opportunities, anticipated benefits or use of proceeds from any dispositions, plans, objectives, goals, beliefs, business strategies, future events, business conditions, results of operations, financial position and our business outlook, business trends, among other topics. Actual results may differ materially from those suggested by our forward-looking statements for various reasons, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” in our combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2017, and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” contained herein. Those sections expressly qualify any subsequent oral and written forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.    
We present below separate results of operations for each of the Company and ESH REIT. Our assets and operations, other than ownership of our real estate assets (which are owned by ESH REIT), are held directly by the Corporation and operated as an integrated enterprise. The Corporation owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock of ESH REIT, representing approximately 57% of the outstanding common stock of ESH REIT. Due to its controlling interest in ESH REIT, the Corporation consolidates the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income and cash flows of ESH REIT.
Overview
We are the largest integrated owner/operator of company-branded hotels in North America. Our business operates in the extended stay segment of the lodging industry, and as of June 30, 2017, we owned and operated 625 hotel properties comprising approximately 68,800 rooms located in 44 states across the United States. We currently operate all of our hotels under our core brand, Extended Stay America, which serves the mid-price extended stay segment, and accounts for approximately 43% of the segment by number of rooms in the United States.
Our extended stay hotels are designed to provide an affordable and attractive alternative to traditional lodging or apartment accommodations and are targeted toward self-sufficient, value-conscious guests. Our hotels feature fully-furnished rooms with in-room kitchens, complimentary grab-and-go breakfast, free WiFi, flat screen TVs and on-site guest laundry. Our guests include business travelers, leisure travelers, professionals on temporary work or training assignments, persons relocating, temporarily displaced or purchasing a home and anyone else in need of temporary housing. Our guests generally rent accommodations on a weekly or longer term basis. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2017, approximately 36.7%, 22.2% and 41.1% of our total revenues were derived from guests with stays from 1-6 nights, from 7-29 nights and 30 or more nights, respectively.
We use a central reservation system to provide access to our hotel inventory through a wide variety of channels, including property-direct, our central call center, our desktop and mobile websites, travel agency global distribution systems and wholesale and online travel agents. We outsource our reservation system, call center and management of our website. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2017, approximately 31.9% of our total revenues was derived from property-direct reservations, approximately 24.6% was derived from our central call center, approximately 17.0% was derived from our own proprietary website, approximately 22.0% was derived from online travel agents and approximately 4.5% was derived from travel agency global distribution systems.
We seek to drive our competitive advantage by becoming a dominant brand with national distribution. We focus on continually improving our product and service, improving marketing efforts and driving ADR. In addition to owning and operating hotels with great locations, affordable prices and relevant amenities, we intend to build and franchise hotels with these same characteristics. A key component of our strategy includes increasing the total number of Extended Stay America

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branded hotels, which we expect will include owned and franchised hotel properties. Combined with our current business model, which we believe maximizes cost efficiency, and our efficient capital structure, our primary objective is to drive superior cash flow while ultimately seeking to return value to our shareholders.
During the second quarter of 2017, we completed our existing hotel renovation program, which began in 2011 and included each of our 625 hotels. In order to achieve our strategic objectives, our future plans include some or all the following:
•
Performing future hotel renovations at our hotel properties;
•
Repurposing and/or rebuilding certain of our hotel properties;
•
Building new Extended Stay America hotel properties which we expect to own and operate;
•
Divesting certain of our hotels to franchisees which we expect will remain under the Extended Stay America brand and for which we may perform management and/or other services;
•
Franchising newly constructed Extended Stay America branded hotel properties which we expect will be owned by franchisees and for which we may perform management and/or other services; and
•
Acquiring additional hotel properties and/or other lodging companies.  
In October 2016, the Corporation and ESH REIT executed a purchase and sale agreement to divest three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels for 76.0 million Canadian dollars, or $55.3 million during the three and six months ended June 30,2017. In March 2017, ESH REIT executed a purchase and sale agreement to divest one U.S.-based hotel for approximately $5.4 million. These transactions closed in May 2017 and the Corporation and ESH REIT recognized a net loss on these sales during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 of approximately $1.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively.     
Also in October 2016, ESH REIT executed a purchase and sale agreement to divest one Extended Stay America-branded hotel for approximately $44.8 million, subject to adjustment. This transaction is expected to close upon the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions.

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Understanding Our Results of Operations—The Company
Revenues and Expenses. The Company’s revenues are derived from hotel ownership and operations. Hotel operating expenses account for the largest portion of the Company’s operating expenses and reflect ongoing expenses associated with the ownership and operation of our hotels.
The following table presents the components of the Company’s revenues as a percentage of our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2017:
 
Percentage of
2017 Year to
Date
Revenues
•     Room revenues. Room revenues are driven primarily by ADR and occupancy. Pricing policy and customer mix are significant drivers of ADR. Due to our relatively high occupancy levels, our primary focus is on increasing RevPAR by increasing ADR. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we experienced RevPAR growth of approximately 2.2% compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016, mainly due to an increase in shorter-stay business and leisure guests, the collective impact of our recently completed hotel renovation program and focus on service excellence.
98.3%
•     Other hotel revenues. Other hotel revenues include ancillary revenues such as laundry revenues, vending commissions, additional housekeeping fees, purchased WiFi upgrades, parking revenues and pet charges. Occupancy and customer mix, as well as the number and percentage of guests that have longer-term stays, have been historical drivers of other hotel revenues. We experienced an increase in other hotel revenues of approximately $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016 due to increases in guest purchased Wifi upgrades, parking revenues and pet revenues.
1.7%
The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating expenses as a percentage of our total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2017:
 
Percentage of
2017 Year to
Date
Operating
Expenses
•     Hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses have both fixed and variable components. Operating expenses that are relatively fixed include personnel expense, real estate tax expense and property insurance premium expense. Occupancy is a key driver of expenses that have a high degree of variability such as housekeeping services and amenity costs. Other variable expenses include marketing costs, reservation costs, property insurance claims expense and repairs and maintenance expense. We experienced a decrease in hotel operating expenses of approximately $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016, mainly due to decreases in reservation costs, maintenance expense, amenity costs and utilities expense, partially offset by an increase in credit card disputes and the loss on disposal of assets.
60.8%
•     General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses include expenses associated with corporate overhead. These costs consist primarily of compensation expense of our corporate staff, which includes equity-based compensation, and professional fees, including audit, tax, legal and consulting fees.
10.8%
•     Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is a non-cash charge that relates primarily to the acquisition and related usage of hotels and other property and equipment, including capital expenditures incurred with respect to our recently completed hotel renovations.
24.2%
•    Impairment of long-lived assets. Impairment of long-lived assets is a non-cash charge recognized when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an individual asset, or group of assets, may not be recoverable.
4.2%


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Understanding Our Results of Operations—ESH REIT
Revenues. ESH REIT’s rental revenues are generated from leasing its hotel properties. Rental revenues consist of fixed minimum rental payments recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms plus specified percentages of total hotel revenues over designated thresholds.
Expenses. The following table presents the components of ESH REIT’s operating expenses as a percentage of ESH REIT’s total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2017:
 
Percentage of
2017 Year to
Date
Operating
Expenses
•    Hotel operating expenses. ESH REIT’s hotel operating expenses include expenses directly related to ownership of the hotels, such as real estate tax expense, loss on disposal of assets and property insurance premium and claims expense.
25.5%
•    General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses include overhead expenses incurred directly by ESH REIT and administrative costs reimbursed to ESA Management.
4.8%
•    Depreciation. Depreciation is a non-cash charge that relates primarily to the acquisition and related usage of hotels and other property and equipment, including capital expenditures incurred with respect to ESH REIT's recently completed hotel renovations.
61.5%
•    Impairment of long-lived assets. Impairment of long-lived assets is a non-cash charge recognized when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an individual asset or group of assets may not be recoverable.
8.2%
Results of Operations
Results of Operations discusses the Company’s and ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, each of which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those relating to property and equipment, goodwill, revenue recognition, income taxes, equity-based compensation and investments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, including the Operating Lessees, ESH Strategies, ESA Management and ESH REIT. Third party equity interests in ESH REIT, which consist primarily of the Class B common stock of ESH REIT and represent approximately 43% of ESH REIT’s total common equity, are not owned by the Corporation and therefore are presented as noncontrolling interests.
The consolidated financial statements of ESH REIT include the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of ESH REIT and its subsidiaries.
Results of Operations—The Company
Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
As of June 30, 2016, we owned and operated 629 hotels, consisting of approximately 69,400 rooms. In May 2017, the Company sold three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional U.S.-based hotel. As a result, as of June 30, 2017, we owned and operated 625 hotels, consisting of approximately 68,800 rooms. The following table presents our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the periods (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended
June 30,
 

 

 
2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Room revenues
$
332,608

 
$
327,833

 
$
4,775

 
1.5
 %
        Other hotel revenues
5,755

 
4,956

 
799

 
16.1
 %
Total revenues
338,363

 
332,789

 
5,574

 
1.7
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Hotel operating expenses
148,911

 
149,078

 
(167
)
 
(0.1
)%
        General and administrative expenses
25,430

 
23,988

 
1,442

 
6.0
 %
        Depreciation and amortization
57,804

 
55,011

 
2,793

 
5.1
 %
        Impairment of long-lived assets
7,934

 
—

 
7,934

 
n/a

Total operating expenses
240,079

 
228,077

 
12,002

 
5.3
 %
Loss on sale of hotel properties
(1,897
)
 
—

 
(1,897
)
 
n/a

Other income
2,055

 
—

 
2,055

 
n/a

Income from operations
98,442

 
104,712

 
(6,270
)
 
(6.0
)%
Other non-operating expense
1,073

 
114

 
959

 
841.2
 %
Interest expense, net
31,701

 
35,764

 
(4,063
)
 
(11.4
)%
Income before income tax expense
65,668

 
68,834

 
(3,166
)
 
(4.6
)%
Income tax expense
15,943

 
7,448

 
8,495

 
114.1
 %
Net income
49,725

 
61,386

 
(11,661
)
 
(19.0
)%
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests (1)
2,050

 
(657
)
 
2,707

 
(412.0
)%
Net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders
$
51,775

 
$
60,729

 
$
(8,954
)
 
(14.7
)%
________________________________ 
(1) 
Noncontrolling interests in Extended Stay America, Inc. include approximately 43% and 45% of ESH REIT’s common equity as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The following table presents key operating metrics, including occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, hotel inventory and renovation displacement data for our hotels for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Number of hotels (as of June 30) (1)
625
 
629
 
(4)
Number of rooms (as of June 30) (1)
68,780
 
69,383
 
(603)
Occupancy
78.9%
 
76.7%
 
220 bps
ADR
$67.20
 
$67.65
 
(0.7)%
RevPAR
$53.02
 
$51.89
 
2.2%
Hotel Inventory (as of June 30)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
         Renovated Extended Stay America
625
 
530
(3) 
95
         Unrenovated Extended Stay America and other
—
 
99
 
(99)
Total number of hotels
625
 
629
 
(4)
Renovation Displacement Data (in thousands, except percentages)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
         Total available room nights
6,279
 
6,316
 
(37)
         Room nights displaced from renovation
8
 
57
 
(49)
         % of available room nights displaced
0.1%
 
0.9%
 
(80) bps
__________________________________
(1) 
In May 2017, the Company sold 4 hotels, three of which were included in “Renovated Extended Stay America” and one of which was included in “Unrenovated Extended Stay America and other” as of June 30, 2016.
(2) 
See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources- Capital Expenditures- Hotel Renovation Program."
(3) 
Includes three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels that were sold.


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Room revenues. Room revenues increased by approximately $4.8 million, or 1.5%, to approximately $332.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $327.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016.  The increase in room revenues was primarily due to a 220 bps increase in occupancy, resulting in a 2.2% increase in RevPAR. These increases were primarily a result of an increase in shorter-stay business and leisure guests, the collective impact of our recently completed hotel renovation program and focus on service excellence. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenues as a result of the sale of our three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional hotel in May 2017.
Other hotel revenues. Other hotel revenues increased by approximately $0.8 million, or 16.1%, to approximately $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. This increase was mainly due to an increase in WiFi upgrades purchased by guests and parking revenues at certain of our hotels.
Hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 0.1%, to approximately $148.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $149.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in hotel operating expenses was partly due to a decrease in reservation costs of approximately $0.9 million which related to a decrease in commissionable bookings through certain online travel agents as well as a shift in booking channels by our guests and amenity costs of approximately $0.6 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in credit card disputes of approximately $0.8 million as well as an increase in the loss on disposal of assets of approximately $0.4 million.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.4 million, or 6.0%, to approximately $25.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $24.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was driven by an increase in personnel costs of approximately $1.8 million, including equity-based compensation expense of approximately $0.7 million, offset by a decrease in travel and related costs of approximately $0.5 million.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by approximately $2.8 million, or 5.1%, to approximately $57.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $55.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase in investment in hotel assets as a result of our recently completed hotel renovation program.
Impairment of long-lived assets. Asset impairments are recorded as required based on an evaluation of property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized impairment charges of approximately $7.9 million related to two hotel properties. No impairment charges were recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Loss on sale of hotel properties.  During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized a loss on sale of hotel properties of approximately $1.9 million related to the sale of three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels in May
2017. No hotels were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Other income. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized other income of approximately $2.1 million, which consisted of the settlement of a lawsuit, the receipt of funds related to a temporary easement at one of our hotel properties and management fees related to our Canadian hotels sold in May 2017 pursuant to management agreements which are expected to terminate on or before December 31, 2017.
Other non-operating expense. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized non-cash charges related to our interest rate swap of approximately $1.5 million, partially offset by a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction loss of approximately $0.1 million related to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar at our Canadian currency-based entities.
Interest expense, net. Net interest expense decreased by approximately $4.1 million, or 11.4%, to approximately $31.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $35.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, due to a decrease in the Company’s weighted-average interest rate as well as a decrease in the Company’s total debt outstanding. The Company’s weighted-average interest rate decreased from approximately 4.6% as of June 30, 2016 to approximately 4.5% as of June 30, 2017. Additionally, the Company’s total outstanding debt balance decreased from approximately $2.8 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2016 to approximately $2.5 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2017.


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Income tax expense. Our effective income tax rate increased by approximately 13.5 percentage points to approximately 24.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately 10.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The Company’s effective tax rate is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to ESH REIT’s status as a REIT under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended, the “Code”) during these periods. The increase in our effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2017 is primarily due to the fact that during the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized a benefit of approximately $7.7 million with respect to the reversal of a net deferred tax liability related to the Corporation's anticipated receipt of future ESH REIT nontaxable distributions.
Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
As of June 30, 2016, we owned and operated 629 hotels consisting of approximately 69,400 rooms. In May 2017, the Company sold three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional U.S.-based hotel. As a result, as of June 30, 2017, we owned and operated 625 hotels, consisting of approximately 68,800 rooms. The following table presents our consolidated results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the periods (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Room revenues
$
618,416

 
$
610,970

 
$
7,446

 
1.2
 %
        Other hotel revenues
10,938

 
9,377

 
1,561

 
16.6
 %
Total revenues
629,354

 
620,347

 
9,007

 
1.5
 %
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Hotel operating expenses
290,571

 
294,638

 
(4,067
)
 
(1.4
)%
        General and administrative expenses
51,737

 
48,940

 
2,797

 
5.7
 %
        Depreciation and amortization
115,475

 
108,319

 
7,156

 
6.6
 %
        Impairment of long-lived assets
20,357

 
—

 
20,357

 
n/a

Total operating expenses
478,140

 
451,897

 
26,243

 
5.8
 %
Loss on sale of hotel properties
(1,897
)
 
—

 
(1,897
)
 
n/a

Other income
2,056

 
18

 
2,038

 
11,322.2
 %
Income from operations
151,373

 
168,468

 
(17,095
)
 
(10.1
)%
Other non-operating income
(148
)
 
(764
)
 
616

 
(80.6
)%
Interest expense, net
65,307

 
82,749

 
(17,442
)
 
(21.1
)%
Income before income tax expense
86,214

 
86,483

 
(269
)
 
(0.3
)%
Income tax expense
20,426

 
10,344

 
10,082

 
97.5
 %
Net income
65,788

 
76,139

 
(10,351
)
 
(13.6
)%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)
9,088

 
1,636

 
7,452

 
455.5
 %
Net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders
$
74,876

 
$
77,775

 
$
(2,899
)
 
(3.7
)%
________________________________ 
(1) 
Noncontrolling interests in Extended Stay America, Inc. include approximately 43% and 45% as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following table presents key operating metrics, including occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, hotel inventory and renovation displacement data for our hotels for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change
Number of hotels (as of June 30)(1)
625
 
629
 
(4)
Number of rooms (as of June 30)(1)
68,780
 
69,383
 
(603)
Occupancy
74.7%
 
73.1%
 
160 bps
ADR
$66.16
 
$66.14
 
0.0%
RevPAR
$49.40
 
$48.36
 
2.2%
Hotel Inventory (as of June 30)(2):
 
 
 
 
 
         Renovated Extended Stay America
625
 
530
(3) 
95
         Unrenovated Extended Stay America and other
—
 
99
 
(99)
Total number of hotels
625
 
629
 
(4)
Renovation Displacement Data (in thousands, except percentages) (2):
 
 
 
 
 
         Total available room nights
12,523
 
12,632
 
(109)
         Room nights displaced from renovation
97
 
179
 
(82)
         % of available room nights displaced
0.8%
 
1.4%
 
(60) bps
_________________________________ 
(1) 
In May 2017, the Company sold 4 hotels, three of which were included in “Renovated Extended Stay America” and one of which was included in “Unrenovated Extended Stay America and other” as of June 30, 2016.
(2) 
See “— Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Expenditures - Hotel Renovation Program."
(3) 
Includes three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels that were sold.
Room revenues. Room revenues increased by approximately $7.4 million, or 1.2%, to approximately $618.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $611.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.  The increase in room revenues was primarily due to a 160 bps increase in occupancy, resulting in a 2.2% increase in RevPAR. These increases were primarily a result of an increase in shorter-stay business and leisure guests, the collective impact of our recently completed hotel renovation program and focus on service excellence. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenues as a result of the sale of our three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional hotel in May 2017.
Other hotel revenues. Other hotel revenues increased by approximately $1.6 million, or 16.6%, to approximately $10.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $9.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. This increase was mainly due to an increase in WiFi upgrades purchased purchased by guests, parking revenues at certain of our hotels and pet revenues.
Hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses decreased by approximately $4.1 million million, or 1.4%, to approximately $290.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $294.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in hotel operating expenses was partly due to a decrease in reservation costs of approximately $2.4 million, which related to a decrease in commissionable bookings through certain online travel agents as well as a shift in booking channels used by our guests, and decreases in maintenance expense of approximately $1.8 million, amenity costs of approximately $1.2 million and utilities expense of approximately $0.9 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase credit card disputes of approximately $1.2 million as well as an increase in the loss on disposal of assets of approximately $1.0 million.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $2.8 million, or 5.7%, to approximately $51.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $48.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was driven by an increase in consulting and professional fees of approximately $2.1 million, including an increase in secondary offering costs of approximately $1.0 million, as well as an increase in personnel costs of approximately $1.4 million, including equity-based compensation expense of approximately $0.7 million, mainly due to an increase in incentive compensation expense. 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by approximately $7.2 million, or 6.6%, to approximately $115.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $108.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase in investment in hotel assets as a result of our recently completed hotel renovation program.

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Impairment of long-lived assets. Asset impairments are recorded as required based on an evaluation of property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized impairment charges of approximately $20.4 million related to property and equipment, $12.4 million of which related to our three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels which were sold in May 2017. The additional $7.9 million in impairment charges related to two hotel properties. No impairment charges were recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Loss on sale of hotel properties. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized a loss on sale of hotel properties of approximately $1.9 million related to the sale of three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels in May 2017. No hotels were sold during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Other income. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized other income of approximately $2.1 million, which consisted of the settlement of a lawsuit, the receipt of funds related to a temporary easement at one of our hotel properties and management fees related to our Canadian hotels sold in May 2017 pursuant to management agreements which are expected to terminate on or before December 31, 2017.
Other non-operating income. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million, partially offset by non-cash charges related to our interest rate swap of approximately $0.3 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, we recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.8 million related to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar at our Canadian currency-based entities.
Interest expense, net. Excluding debt modification costs of approximately $1.2 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to the repricing of ESH REIT's senior secured term loan facility, and excluding debt extinguishment costs of approximately $12.1 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2016 related to the full repayment of the balance outstanding under ESH REIT’s previous term loan facility and the partial repayment of ESH REIT's previous mortgage loan, consisting of the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of approximately $8.4 million and prepayment penalties and other costs of approximately $3.7 million, respectively, net interest expense decreased by approximately $6.5 million, or 9.2%, to approximately $64.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $70.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company’s weighted-average interest rate decreased from approximately 4.6% as of June 30, 2016 to approximately 4.5% as of June 30, 2017. Additionally, the Company’s total outstanding debt balance decreased from approximately $2.8 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2016 to approximately $2.5 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2017.
Income tax expense. Our effective income tax rate increased by approximately 11.7 percentage points to approximately 23.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately 12.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The Company’s effective tax rate is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to ESH REIT’s status as a REIT under the provisions of the Code during these periods. The increase in our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2017 is primarily due to the fact that during the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized a benefit of approximately $7.7 million with respect to the reversal of a net deferred tax liability related to the Corporation's anticipated receipt of future ESH REIT nontaxable distributions and a benefit of approximately $1.8 million with respect to the reversal of net deferred tax liabilities which related to the previously estimated 5% of taxable income expected to be retained under ESH REIT's prior 95% distribution policy, which was changed during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
Results of Operations—ESH REIT
ESH REIT’s sole source of revenues is lease rental revenues and its hotel operating expenses reflect only those hotel operating expenses incurred directly related to ownership of the hotels. Administrative costs reimbursed to ESA Management are included as a component of general and administrative expenses.
Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
As of June 30, 2016, ESH REIT owned and leased 629 hotels, consisting of approximately 69,400 rooms. In May 2017, ESH REIT sold three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional U.S.-based hotel. As a result, as of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT owned and leased 625 hotels, consisting of approximately 68,800 rooms. The following table presents ESH REIT’s consolidated results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the periods (in thousands): 

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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
Revenues- Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc.
115,589

 
116,492

 
(903
)
 
(0.8)%
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Hotel operating expenses
23,056

 
22,231

 
825

 
3.7%
        General and administrative expenses
4,092

 
4,167

 
(75
)
 
(1.8)%
        Depreciation
56,856

 
53,758

 
3,098

 
5.8%
Total operating expenses
84,004

 
80,156

 
3,848

 
4.8%
Loss on sale of hotel properties
(3,274
)
 
—

 
(3,274
)
 
n/a
Other income
635

 
—

 
635

 
n/a
Income from operations
28,946

 
36,336

 
(7,390
)
 
(20.3)%
Other non-operating expense (income)
1,104

 
(1
)
 
1,105

 
(110,500.0)%
Interest expense, net
31,911

 
35,075

 
(3,164
)
 
(9.0)%
(Loss) income before income tax expense (benefit)
(4,069
)
 
1,262

 
(5,331
)
 
(422.4)%
Income tax expense (benefit)
655

 
(209
)
 
864

 
(413.4)%
Net (loss) income
$
(4,724
)
 
$
1,471

 
$
(6,195
)
 
(421.1)%
Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc. Rental revenues decreased by approximately $0.9 million, or 0.8%, to approximately $115.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $116.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in rental revenues was mainly due to the sale of the three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional hotel in May 2017. Rental revenues consist of fixed minimum rental payments recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the lease plus specified percentages of total hotel revenues over designated thresholds. Percentage rental revenues were approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
Hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses increased by approximately $0.8 million, or 3.7%, to approximately $23.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $22.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. This increase was due to increases in real estate tax expense of approximately $0.7 million and the loss on disposal of assets of approximately $0.4 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in property related costs that were obligations of ESH REIT due to its ownership of hotels, including property insurance claims, of approximately $0.2 million.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased by approximately $0.1 million, or 1.8%, to approximately $4.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease was mainly due to a decrease in consulting and other professional fees of approximately $0.4 million.This decrease was partially offset by an increase in secondary offering costs of approximately $0.3 million.
Depreciation. Depreciation increased by approximately $3.1 million, or 5.8%, to approximately $56.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $53.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase in investment in hotel assets as a result of ESH REIT's recently completed hotel renovation program.
Loss on sale of hotel properties.  During the three months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized a loss on sale of hotel properties of approximately $3.3 million related to the sale of three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels of approximately $1.5 million and a loss on sale of one additional hotel of approximately $1.8 million. No hotels were sold during the three months ended June 30, 2016.
Other income. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, ESH recognized other income of approximately $0.6 million related to the receipt of funds for a temporary easement at one of its hotel properties.
Other non-operating expense (income). During the three months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized non-cash charges related to its interest rate swap of approximately $1.5 million, partially offset by a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 ESH REIT recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of less than $0.1 million.

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Interest expense, net. Net interest expense decreased by approximately $3.2 million, or 9.0%, to approximately $31.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $35.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 due to a decrease in ESH REIT’s weighted-average interest rate and a decrease in ESH REIT’s total debt outstanding. ESH REIT’s weighted-average interest rate decreased from approximately 4.6% as of June 30, 2016 to approximately 4.5% as of June 30, 2017. Additionally, ESH REIT’s total outstanding debt balance decreased from approximately $2.7 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2016 to approximately $2.6 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2017.
Income tax expense (benefit). ESH REIT’s effective income tax rate increased by approximately 0.5 percentage points to (16.1)% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to (16.6)% for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Income tax expense (benefit) was approximately $0.7 million and $(0.2) million for the three months ended June 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. ESH REIT’s effective tax rate is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to its status as a REIT under the provisions of the Code during these periods. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized a provision of approximately $0.7 million related to a change in tax rate for its Canadian subsidiary. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, ESH REIT recognized a benefit of approximately $0.2 million due to a revision of its current Canadian income tax payable estimate upon filing an income tax return.
Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
As of June 30, 2016, ESH REIT owned and leased 629 hotels, consisting of approximately 69,400 rooms. In May 2017, ESH REIT sold three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional U.S.-based hotel. As a result, as of June 30, 2017, ESH REIT owned and leased 625 hotels, consisting of approximately 68,800 rooms. The following table presents ESH REIT’s consolidated results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the periods (in thousands): 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
Revenues- Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc.
$
231,883

 
$
232,734

 
$
(851
)
 
(0.4)%
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        Hotel operating expenses
47,011

 
46,602

 
409

 
0.9%
        General and administrative expenses
8,794

 
7,201

 
1,593

 
22.1%
        Depreciation
113,393

 
105,798

 
7,595

 
7.2%
        Impairment of long-lived assets
15,046

 
—

 
15,046

 
n/a
Total operating expenses
184,244

 
159,601

 
24,643

 
15.4%
Loss on sale of hotel properties
(3,274
)
 
—

 
(3,274
)
 
n/a
Other income
635

 
—

 
635

 
n/a
Income from operations
45,000

 
73,133

 
(28,133
)
 
(38.5)%
Other non-operating income
(60
)
 
(774
)
 
714

 
(92.2)%
Interest expense, net
65,663

 
81,365

 
(15,702
)
 
(19.3)%
Loss before income tax expense (benefit)
(20,603
)
 
(7,458
)
 
(13,145
)
 
(176.3)%
Income tax expense (benefit)
237

 
(3,799
)
 
4,036

 
(106.2)%
Net loss
$
(20,840
)
 
$
(3,659
)
 
$
(17,181
)
 
469.6%
Rental revenues from Extended Stay America, Inc. Rental revenues decreased by approximately $0.9 million, or 0.4%, to approximately $231.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $232.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The decrease in rental revenues was mainly due to the sale of the three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels and one additional hotel in May 2017. Rental revenues consist of fixed minimum rental payments recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the lease plus specified percentages of total hotel revenues over designated thresholds. Percentage rental revenues were approximately $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.
Hotel operating expenses. Hotel operating expenses increased by approximately $0.4 million, or 0.9%, to approximately $47.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $46.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. This increase was due to increases in the loss on disposal of assets of approximately $1.0 million and real estate tax expense of approximately $0.7 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in property related costs that

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were obligations of ESH REIT due to its ownership of the hotels, including property insurance claims, of approximately $1.2 million.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.6 million, or 22.1%, to approximately $8.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase was mainly due to an increase in consulting and other professional fees of approximately $1.2 million, including an increase in secondary offering costs of approximately $0.5 million, as well as an increase in reimbursable costs of approximately $0.4 million to ESA Management for administrative services performed on ESH REIT’s behalf (including executive management, accounting, financial analysis, training and technology).
Depreciation. Depreciation increased by approximately $7.6 million, or 7.2%, to approximately $113.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $105.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, which was primarily due to an increase in investment in hotel assets as a result of ESH REIT's recently completed hotel renovation program.
Impairment of long-lived assets. Asset impairments are recorded as required based on an evaluation of property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized an impairment charge of approximately $15.0 million related to its three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels sold in May 2017. No impairment charges were recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Loss on sale of hotel properties.  During the six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized a loss on sale of hotel properties of approximately $3.3 million related to the sale of its three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels of approximately $1.5 million and a loss on sale of one additional hotel of approximately $1.8 million in May 2017. No hotels were sold during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Other income. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH recognized other income of approximately $0.6 million related to the receipt of funds for a temporary easement at one of its hotel properties.
Other non-operating income. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, ESH REIT recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.3 million, offset by non-cash charges related to its interest rate swap of approximately $0.3 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2016, ESH REIT recognized a non-cash foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.8 million related to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar at ESH REIT's Canadian subsidiary.
Interest expense, net. Excluding debt modification costs of approximately $1.2 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2017 related to the repricing of ESH REIT's senior secured term loan facility, and excluding debt extinguishment costs of approximately $12.1 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2016 related to the full repayment of the balance outstanding under ESH REIT's previous term loan facility and the partial repayment of ESH REIT's previous mortgage loan, consisting of the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discount of approximately $8.4 million and prepayment penalties and other costs of approximately $3.7 million, respectively, net interest expense decreased by approximately $4.8 million, or 6.9%, to approximately $64.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $69.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. ESH REIT’s weighted-average interest rate decreased from approximately 4.6% as of June 30, 2016 to approximately 4.5% as of June 30, 2017. Additionally, ESH REIT’s total outstanding debt balance decreased from approximately $2.7 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2016 to approximately $2.6 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, as of June 30, 2017.
Income tax expense (benefit). ESH REIT’s effective income tax rate decreased by approximately 52.1 percentage points to (1.2)% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to 50.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Income tax expense (benefit) was approximately $0.2 million and $(3.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. ESH REIT’s effective tax rate is lower than the federal statutory rate of 35% due to its status as a REIT under the provisions of the Code during these periods. The change in ESH REIT’s effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2017 is due to the fact that during the six months ended June 30, 2016, ESH REIT recognized a benefit of approximately $1.3 million related to current state and foreign payable adjustments and a benefit of approximately $2.3 million with respect to the reversal of net deferred tax liabilities for the previously estimated 5% of taxable income expected to be retained under ESH REIT's prior 95% distribution policy, which was changed during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Hotel Operating Profit and Hotel Operating Margin
Hotel Operating Profit and Hotel Operating Margin measure hotel-level operating results prior to debt service, income tax expense, impairment charges, depreciation and amortization and general and administrative expenses. The Company believes that Hotel Operating Profit and Hotel Operating Margin are useful measures to investors regarding our operating performance as they help us evaluate aggregate hotel-level profitability, specifically hotel operating efficiency and effectiveness. Further, these measures allow us to analyze period over period operating margin flow-through (the change in Hotel Operating Profit divided by the change in total hotel revenues).
We define Hotel Operating Profit as the sum of room and other hotel revenues less hotel operating expenses (excluding loss on disposal of assets) and Hotel Operating Margin as the ratio of Hotel Operating Profit divided by total hotel revenues. Hotel Operating Profit and Hotel Operating Margin are not meaningful or useful measures for ESH REIT on a stand-alone basis due to the fact that a Paired Share represents an investment in the Company, as a single, consolidated enterprise, which is reflected in the consolidated Company results of operations; therefore, we believe these performance measures are most meaningful for the Company only.
The following table provides a reconciliation of room revenues, other hotel revenues and hotel operating expenses (excluding loss on disposal of assets) to Hotel Operating Profit and Hotel Operating Margin for the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Room revenues
$
332,608

 
$
327,833

 
$
618,416

 
$
610,970

Other hotel revenues
5,755

 
4,956

 
10,938

 
9,377

Total hotel revenues
338,363

 
332,789

 
629,354

 
620,347

Hotel operating expenses (1)
146,363

 
146,973

 
284,553

 
289,637

Hotel Operating Profit
$
192,000

 
$
185,816

 
$
344,801

 
$
330,710

Hotel Operating Margin
56.7
%
 
55.8
%
 
54.8
%
 
53.3
%
_________________________________ 
(1) Excludes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $2.5 million, $2.1 million, $6.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is defined as net income excluding: (1) net interest expense; (2) income tax expense; and (3) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in many industries. The Company believes that EBITDA provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance as it helps us and investors evaluate the ongoing performance of our hotels after removing the impact of our capital structure, primarily net interest expense, our corporate structure, primarily income tax expense, and our asset base, primarily depreciation and amortization. We believe that the use of EBITDA facilitates comparisons between us and other lodging companies, hotel owners and capital-intensive companies. Additionally, EBITDA is a measure that is widely used by management in our annual budgeting and compensation planning processes.
The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA when evaluating our performance because we believe the adjustment for certain additional items, described below, provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance and that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, when combined with the U.S. GAAP presentation of net income, net income per common share and cash flow provided by operating activities, is beneficial to the overall understanding of our ongoing operating performance. We adjust EBITDA for the following items, where applicable for each period presented, and refer to this measure as Adjusted EBITDA:
 
•
Equity-based compensation—We exclude non-cash charges related to the amortization of equity-based compensation awards to employees and directors.

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•
Other non-operating expense (income)—We exclude the effect of other non-operating expense or income, as we believe non-cash gains or losses on interest rate swaps or other derivatives and foreign currency transaction gains or losses are not reflective of ongoing or future operating performance.
•
Impairment of long-lived assets— We exclude the effect of impairment losses recorded on property and equipment and intangible assets, as we believe they are not reflective of ongoing or future operating performance.
•
(Gain) loss on sale of hotel properties— We exclude the gain or loss on sale of hotel properties, as we believe it is not reflective of ongoing or future operating performance.
•
Other expenses—We exclude the effect of expenses that we do not consider reflective of ongoing or future operating performance, including the following: the loss on disposal of assets, costs incurred in connection with secondary offerings and transaction costs associated with the sale of hotel properties.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as presented may not be comparable to similar measures calculated by other companies. This information should not be considered as an alternative to net income of the Company, net income of the Corporation, net income of ESH REIT or any other measure of the Company, the Corporation or ESH REIT calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Cash expenditures for capital expenditures, interest expense and other items have been and will continue to be incurred and are not reflected in EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA. Management separately considers the impact of these excluded items to the extent they are material to operating decisions and assessments of operating performance. The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows include capital expenditures, net interest expense and other excluded items, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance, in addition to our non-GAAP financial measures. Additionally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not solely be considered as measures of our profitability or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay distributions.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not meaningful or useful measures for ESH REIT on a stand-alone basis due to the fact that a Paired Share represents an investment in the Company, as a single, consolidated enterprise, which is reflected in the consolidated Company results of operations; therefore, we believe these performance measures are most meaningful for the Company only.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
Net income
$
49,725

 
$
61,386

 
$
65,788

 
$
76,139

 
Interest expense, net
31,701

 
35,764

 
65,307

 
82,749

 
Income tax expense
15,943

 
7,448

 
20,426

 
10,344

 
Depreciation and amortization
57,804

 
55,011

 
115,475

 
108,319

 
EBITDA
155,173

 
159,609

 
266,996

 
277,551

 
Equity-based compensation
3,646

 
2,939

 
6,329

 
5,619

 
Other non-operating expense (income)
1,073

(1) 
114

(2) 
(148
)
(3) 
(764
)
(4) 
Impairment of long-lived assets
7,934

 
—

 
20,357

 
—

 
Loss on sale of hotel properties
1,897

 
—

 
1,897

 
—

 
Other expenses
3,125

(5) 
1,997

(6) 
7,019

(7) 
5,052

(8) 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
172,848

 
$
164,659

 
$
302,450

 
$
287,458

 
_________________________________ 
(1)
Includes loss related to interest rate swap of approximately $1.5 million and foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million.
(2)
Includes foreign currency transaction loss of approximately $0.1 million.
(3)
Includes foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million and loss related to interest rate swap of approximately $0.3 million.
(4)
Includes foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.8 million.
(5)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $2.5 million and costs incurred in connection with the second quarter 2017 secondary offerings of approximately $0.6 million.
(6)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $2.1 million and transaction costs of approximately $(0.1) million due to the revision of an estimate related to the sale of 53 hotel properties in December 2015.

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(7)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $6.0 million and costs incurred in connection with the first and second quarter 2017 secondary offerings of approximately $1.0 million.
(8)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $5.0 million and transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million due to the revision of an estimate related to the sale of the 53 hotel properties in December 2015.
FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share
FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share are key metrics used by management to assess our operating performance and profitability and to facilitate comparisons between us and other hotel and/or real estate companies that include a REIT as part of their legal entity structure. Funds from Operations (“FFO”) is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") as net income or loss (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment charges, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principle, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures following the same approach. FFO is a commonly used measure among hotel and/or real estate companies that include a REIT as a part of their legal entity structure. Since real estate depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets and gains or losses from the sale of hotel properties are dependent upon the historical cost of real estate asset bases and generally not reflective of ongoing operating performance or earnings capability, the Company believes FFO is useful to investors as it provides a meaningful comparison of our performance between periods and between us and other companies and/or REITs.
Consistent with our presentation of Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share, as described below, our reconciliation of FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share begins with net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders, which excludes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, and adds back earnings attributable to ESH REIT’s Class B common shares, presented as a noncontrolling interest as required by U.S. GAAP. We believe that including earnings attributable to ESH REIT’s Class B common shares in our calculations of FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share provides investors with useful supplemental measures of the Company’s operating performance since our Paired Shares, directly through the common stock of the Corporation and Class B common stock of ESH REIT, and indirectly through the Corporation’s ownership of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT, entitle holders to participate in 100% of the common equity and earnings of both the Corporation and ESH REIT. Based on the limitation on transfer provided for in each of the Corporation’s and ESH REIT’s charters, shares of common stock of the Corporation and shares of Class B common stock of ESH REIT are transferable and tradable only in combination as units, each unit consisting of one share of the Corporation’s common stock and one share of ESH REIT Class B common stock.
The Company uses Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share when evaluating our performance because we believe the adjustment for certain additional items, described below, provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance and that the presentation of Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share, when combined with the U.S. GAAP presentation of net income and net income per common share, is beneficial to the overall understanding of our ongoing performance.
The Company adjusts FFO for the following items, net of tax, that are not addressed in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, where applicable for each period presented, and refers to this measure as Adjusted FFO:
•
Debt modification and extinguishment costs—We exclude charges related to the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, prepayment penalties and other costs associated with modification and/or extinguishment of debt as we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing or future operating performance.
•
Gains or losses on derivatives—We exclude non-cash gains or losses on interest rate swaps or other derivatives as we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing or future operating performance.
Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share is defined as Adjusted FFO divided by the weighted average number of Paired Shares outstanding on a diluted basis. Until such time as the number of outstanding common shares of the Corporation and Class B common shares of ESH REIT differ, we believe Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share is useful to investors, as it represents a measure of the economic risks and rewards related to an investment in our Paired Shares.
FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share as presented may not be comparable to similar measures calculated by other REITs or real estate companies that include a REIT as part of their legal entity structure. In particular, due to the fact that we present these measures for the Company on a consolidated basis, FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share, may be of limited use to investors comparing our results only to REITs. This information should not be considered as an alternative to net income of the Company, net income of the Corporation, net income of ESH REIT, net

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income per share of common stock of the Corporation, net income per share of Class A or Class B common stock of ESH REIT or any other measure of the Company, the Corporation or ESH REIT calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Real estate related depreciation and amortization expense will continue to be incurred and is not reflected in FFO, Adjusted FFO or Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share. Additionally, impairment charges and other charges or income incurred in accordance with U.S. GAAP may occur and are not reflected in FFO, Adjusted FFO or Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share. Management separately considers the impact of these excluded items to the extent they are material to operating decisions and assessments of operating performance. The Company’s consolidated statements of operations include these items, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance, in addition to our non-GAAP financial measures.
FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share are not meaningful or useful measures for ESH REIT on a stand-alone basis due to the fact that a Paired Share represents an investment in the Company, as a single, consolidated enterprise, which is reflected in the consolidated Company results of operations; therefore, we believe these performance measures are most useful for the consolidated Company only.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders to FFO, Adjusted FFO and Adjusted FFO per diluted Paired Share for the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per Paired Share data):
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income per Extended Stay America, Inc. common share - diluted
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders
$
51,775

 
$
60,729

 
$
74,876

 
$
77,775

Noncontrolling interests attributable to Class B common shares of ESH REIT
(2,054
)
 
653

 
(9,096
)
 
(1,644
)
Real estate depreciation and amortization
56,649

 
53,918

 
113,182

 
106,118

Impairment of long-lived assets
7,934

 
—

 
20,357

 
—

Loss on sale of hotel properties
1,897

 
—

 
1,897

 
—

Tax effect of adjustments to net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders
(15,423
)
 
(11,754
)
 
(31,697
)
 
(23,708
)
FFO
100,778

 
103,546

 
169,519

 
158,541

Debt modification and extinguishment costs
—

 
—

 
1,168

 
12,103

Loss on interest rate swap
1,495

 
—

 
253

 
—

Tax effect of adjustments to FFO
(347
)
 
—

 
(330
)
 
(2,772
)
Adjusted FFO
$
101,926

 
$
103,546

 
$
170,610

 
$
167,872

Adjusted FFO per Paired Share - diluted
$
0.53

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.88

 
$
0.83

Weighted Average Paired Shares outstanding - diluted
193,944

 
201,689

 
194,372

 
203,029

Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share
We present Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share as supplemental measures of the Company’s performance. We believe that these are useful measures for investors since our Paired Shares, directly through the common stock of the Corporation and Class B common stock of ESH REIT, and indirectly through the Corporation’s ownership of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT, entitle holders of our Paired Shares to participate in 100% of the common equity and earnings of both the Corporation and ESH REIT. As required by U.S. GAAP, net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders excludes earnings attributable to ESH REIT’s Class B common shares, a noncontrolling interest. Based on the limitation on transfer provided for in each of the Corporation’s and ESH REIT’s charters, shares of common stock of the Corporation and shares of Class B common stock of ESH REIT are transferable and tradable only in combination as units, each unit consisting of one share of the Corporation’s common stock and one share of ESH REIT Class B common stock. As a result, we believe that Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share represent useful measures to holders of our Paired Shares.
Paired Share Income is defined as the sum of net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders and noncontrolling interests attributable to Class B common shares of ESH REIT. Adjusted Paired Share Income is defined as Paired Share Income adjusted for items that, net of income taxes, we believe are not reflective of our ongoing or

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future operating performance. We adjust Paired Share Income for the following items, net of income taxes, where applicable for each period presented, and refer to this measure as Adjusted Paired Share Income: debt modification and extinguishment costs, other non-operating expense (income) (including gain or loss on interest rate swaps or other derivatives and foreign currency transaction gain or loss), impairment of long-lived assets, gain or loss on sale of hotel properties and other expenses, such as the loss on disposal of assets, costs incurred in connection with secondary offerings and transaction costs associated with the sale of hotel properties. With the exception of equity-based compensation, an ongoing charge, and debt modification and extinguishment costs, these adjustments (other than the effect of income taxes) are the same as those used in the reconciliation of EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share is defined as Adjusted Paired Share Income divided by the number of Paired Shares outstanding on a diluted basis. Until such time as the number of outstanding common shares of the Corporation and Class B common shares of ESH REIT differ, we believe Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share is useful to investors, as it represents a measure of the economic risks and rewards related to an investment in our Paired Shares. We believe that Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share provide meaningful indicators of the Company’s operating performance in addition to separate and/or individual analyses of net income attributable to common shareholders of the Corporation and net income attributable to Class B common shareholders of ESH REIT, each of which is impacted by U.S. GAAP requirements, including the recognition of contingent lease rental revenues and the recognition of lease rental revenues on a straight-line basis, and may not reflect how cash flows are generated on an individual entity or total enterprise basis. Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share should not be considered as an alternative to net income of the Company, net income of the Corporation, net income of ESH REIT, net income per share of common stock of the Corporation, net income per share of Class A or Class B common stock of ESH REIT or any other measure of the Company, the Corporation or ESH REIT calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share are not meaningful or useful measures for ESH REIT on a stand-alone basis due to the fact that a Paired Share represents an investment in the Company, as a single, consolidated enterprise, which is reflected in the consolidated Company results of operations; therefore, we believe these performance measures are most meaningful for the consolidated Company only.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders to Paired Share Income, Adjusted Paired Share Income and Adjusted Paired Share Income per diluted Paired Share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per Paired Share data):

Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 

2017

2016

2017
 
2016
 
Net income per Extended Stay America, Inc. common share - diluted
$
0.27

 
$
0.30

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Extended Stay America, Inc. common shareholders
$
51,775

 
$
60,729

 
$
74,876

 
$
77,775

 
Noncontrolling interests attributable to Class B common shares of ESH REIT
(2,054
)

653


(9,096
)
 
(1,644
)
 
Paired Share Income
49,721


61,382


65,780

 
76,131

 
Debt modification and extinguishment costs
—


—


1,168

 
12,103

 
Other non-operating expense (income)
1,073

(1) 
114

(2) 
(148
)
(3) 
(764
)
(4) 
Impairment of long-lived assets
7,934


—


20,357

 
—

 
Loss on sale of hotel properties
1,897


—


1,897

 
—

 
Other expenses
3,125

(5) 
1,997

(6) 
7,019

(7) 
5,052

(8) 
Tax effect of adjustments to Paired Share Income
(3,255
)

(460
)

(7,093
)
 
(3,730
)
 
Adjusted Paired Share Income
$
60,495


$
63,033


$
88,980

 
$
88,792

 
Adjusted Paired Share Income per Paired Share – diluted
$
0.31


$
0.31


$
0.46

 
$
0.44

 
Weighted average Paired Shares outstanding – diluted
193,944


201,689


194,372

 
203,029

 
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(1)
Includes loss related to interest rate swap of approximately $1.5 million and foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million.
(2)
Includes foreign currency transaction loss of approximately $0.1 million.

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(3)
Includes foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.4 million and loss related to interest rate swap of approximately $0.3 million.
(4)
Includes foreign currency transaction gain of approximately $0.8 million.
(5)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $2.5 million and costs incurred in connection with the second quarter 2017 secondary offerings of approximately $0.6 million.
(6)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $2.1 million and transaction costs of approximately $(0.1) million due to the revision of an estimate related to the sale of 53 hotel properties in December 2015.
(7)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $6.0 million and costs incurred in connection with the first and second quarter 2017 secondary offerings of approximately $1.0 million.
(8)
Includes loss on disposal of assets of approximately $5.0 million and transaction costs of approximately $0.1 million due to the revision of an estimate related to the sale of 53 hotel properties in December 2015.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Company Overview
On a consolidated basis, we have historically generated significant cash flow from operations and have financed our ongoing business primarily with existing cash, cash flow generated from operations, and in certain instances, proceeds from asset dispositions. We generated cash flow from operations of approximately $220.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017.
Our current liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for or fund (i) hotel operating expenses, (ii) recurring maintenance and capital expenditures necessary to maintain our hotels, (iii) general and administrative expenses, (iv) interest expense, (v) income taxes, (vi) Paired Share repurchases, (vii) Corporation distributions and required ESH REIT distributions and (viii) certain phases of our growth and other strategic initiatives (See “Overview.”) We expect to fund our current liquidity requirements from a combination of cash on hand, cash flow generated from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, as needed, and in certain instances proceeds from asset dispositions.
Long-term liquidity requirements consist of funds necessary to (i) complete future hotel renovations, (ii) repurpose and/or rebuild certain hotels, (iii) construct new hotels, (iv) acquire additional hotel properties and/or other lodging companies, and (v) refinance (including prior to or in connection with debt maturity payments) ESH REIT’s 2016 Term Facility and ESH REIT’s 5.25% senior notes due in 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) maturing in August 2023 and May 2025, respectively. See Note 7 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional detail related to our debt obligations.
With respect to our long-term liquidity requirements, specifically our ability to refinance our existing outstanding debt obligations, we cannot assure you that the Corporation and/or ESH REIT will be able to refinance any of its debt on attractive terms at or before maturity, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or the timing of any such refinancing. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, including future debt financings or equity issuances by the Corporation and/or ESH REIT, existing working capital, cash flow generated from operations and in certain instances proceeds from asset dispositions. However, there are a number of factors that may have a material adverse effect on our ability to access these capital sources, including the current and future state of overall capital and credit markets, our degree of leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets and borrowing restrictions imposed by existing or prospective lenders, general market conditions for the lodging industry, our operating performance and liquidity and market perceptions about us. The success of our business strategies will depend, in part, on our ability to access these various capital sources. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise any such financing on terms acceptable to us or at all.
The Company had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of approximately $56.2 million at June 30, 2017. Based upon the current level of operations, management believes that our cash flow from operations, together with our cash balances and available borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, will be adequate to meet our anticipated funding requirements and business objectives for the foreseeable future. We regularly review our capital structure and at any time may refinance or repay existing indebtedness, incur new indebtedness or purchase debt or equity securities.
On August 1, 2017, the Board of Directors of ESH REIT declared a cash distribution of $0.14 per Class A and Class B common share for the second quarter of 2017. Additionally, the Board of Directors of the Corporation declared a cash distribution of $0.07 per common share for the second quarter of 2017. These distributions, which total $0.21 per Paired Share, will be payable on August 29, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2017.
The following table outlines distributions declared or paid during the six months ended June 30, 2017:

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Declaration Date
Record Date
Date Paid/Payable
ESH REIT Distribution
Corporation Distribution
Total Distribution
8/1/2017
8/15/2017
8/29/2017
$
0.14

$
0.07

$
0.21

4/27/2017
5/11/2017
5/25/2017
$
0.14

$
0.07

$
0.21

2/28/2017
3/14/2017
3/28/2017
$
0.15

$
0.04

$
0.19

In June 2017, the Corporation repurchased 14,069 of 21,202 outstanding shares of 8.0% voting preferred stock outstanding from our Former Sponsors at par value, or approximately $14.1 million. The repurchased shares included all preferred stock held by funds or affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. and The Blackstone Group L.P.; funds or affiliates of Paulson & Co. Inc., a Former Sponser, hold 7,036 of the remaining 7,133 shares of 8.0% voting preferred stock outstanding. On or after November 15, 2018, a holder of the 8.0% voting preferred stock has the right to require the Corporation to redeem in cash the 8.0% voting preferred stock at $1,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends. On November 15, 2020, the Corporation shall mandatorily redeem all of the 8.0% voting preferred stock at $1,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.
In March 2017, ESH REIT entered into an amendment to the 2016 Term Facility with the lenders thereunder (such amendment, the "Repricing Amendment"). The Repricing Amendment had the following impact on the 2016 Term Facility: (i) decreased the interest rate spread on LIBOR based loans from 3.0% to 2.5%; (ii) decreased the interest rate spread on base rate loans from 2.0% to 1.5%; (iii) removed the floor of 0.75% on LIBOR based loans; (iv) removed the floor of 2.0% on base rate loans; (v) removed ranges on interest rate spreads for all loan types that were dependent upon ESH REIT’s credit rating; and (vi) extended the 1% prepayment penalty through September 1, 2017 (prepayments made after September 1, 2017 are not subject to a prepayment penalty, other than customary “breakage” costs).
In December 2015, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized a combined Paired Share repurchase program for up to $100 million of Paired Shares. In February 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $100 million to up to $200 million of Paired Shares. In December 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $200 million to up to $300 million of Paired Shares and extended the maturity date of the program through December 31, 2017, each effective January 1, 2017. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans). As of June 30, 2017, since the inception of the program, the Corporation and ESH REIT had repurchased and retired their respective portion of approximately 12.6 million Paired Shares for approximately $193.9 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired their respective portion of 0.2 million additional Paired Shares for approximately $3.1 million. Approximately $103.2 million is remaining under the repurchase program.
In the future, we intend to maintain or increase our current distribution of $0.21 per Paired Share per quarter unless our consolidated results of operations, net income, Adjusted EBITDA, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition or prospects, economic conditions or other factors differ materially from our current assumptions. We intend to make a significant portion of our expected total annual distributions in respect of the Class B common stock of ESH REIT. In the event distributions in respect of the Class B common stock of ESH REIT are not sufficient to meet our expected Paired Share distributions and/or additional tax efficiency opportunities exist, expected Paired Share distributions may be completed through distributions in respect of the common stock of the Corporation using funds distributed to the Corporation in respect of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT, after allowance for tax, if any, on those funds. See “Market for Registrants’ Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities-Distribution Policies” in our combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017 for a description of our distribution policies.
The Corporation
The Corporation’s primary source of liquidity is distribution income it receives in respect of its ownership of 100% of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT and approximately 57% of the Class B common stock of ESH REIT. Other sources of liquidity include income from the operations of the Operating Lessees, ESA Management and ESH Strategies.
In August 2016, the Corporation loaned $75.0 million to ESH REIT under an unsecured intercompany credit facility (the "Unsecured Intercompany Facility"). As of June 30, 2017, the outstanding balance under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility was $50.0 million. Subject to certain conditions, the outstanding balance under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility may be increased to up to $300.0 million. See Notes 7 and 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and Notes 6 and 9 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH

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Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional detail on the Unsecured Intercompany Facility.
The Corporation’s current liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for or fund (i) hotel operating expenses, (ii) general and administrative expenses, (iii) interest expense on its 8.0% voting preferred stock outstanding, (iv) income taxes, (v) Paired Share repurchases, and (vi) Corporation distributions. The Corporation expects to fund its current liquidity requirements from a combination of cash on hand, cash flow generated from operations (including distribution income it receives in respect of its ownership of 100% of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT) and borrowings under its revolving credit facility, as needed. The Corporation’s long-term liquidity requirements will also include the repayment of any outstanding amounts under its revolving credit facility and the repayment of its 8.0% voting preferred stock outstanding, whose total par value is approximately $7.1 million. See Notes 7 and 9 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc., which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional detail on the Corporation’s debt obligations.
The Corporation is expected to continue to pay distributions on its common stock to meet a portion of our expected distribution rate on our Paired Shares. The Corporation's ability to pay distributions is dependent upon its results of operations, net income, liquidity, cash flows, financial condition or prospects, economic conditions, the ability to effectively execute certain tax planning strategies, compliance with applicable law, the receipt of distributions from ESH REIT in respect of the Class A common stock, level of indebtedness, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, restrictions in any existing and future debt agreements of the Corporation and ESH REIT and other factors. The payment of distributions in the future will be at the discretion of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
From time to time, the Corporation may return additional cash to ESH REIT in order for ESH REIT to pay for or fund (i) capital expenditures (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - ESH REIT"), (ii) outstanding debt obligations or (iii) for other corporate purposes. The Corporation may transfer cash to ESH REIT through the purchase of additional shares of Class A common stock, which would increase its ownership of ESH REIT and reduce the Company’s overall tax efficiency. Additionally, the Corporation may loan additional funds to ESH REIT under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility (whose principal amount, subject to certain conditions, may be increased to up to $300.0 million) or an additional intercompany facility, subject to the conditions contained in the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities, the 2025 Notes and the Unsecured Intercompany Facility.
Based upon the current level of operations, management believes that the Corporation’s cash position, cash flow generated from operations and available borrowings under its revolving credit facility, as needed, will be adequate to meet all of the Corporation’s funding requirements and business objectives for the foreseeable future.
ESH REIT
ESH REIT’s primary source of liquidity is rental revenues derived from leases. ESH REIT’s current liquidity requirements include (i) fixed costs associated with ownership of hotel properties, including interest expense, (ii) scheduled principal payments on its outstanding indebtedness, including the repayment of any outstanding amounts under the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities and the Unsecured Intercompany Facility, (iii) real estate tax expense, (iv) property insurance premium and claims expense, (v) general and administrative expenses (including administrative costs reimbursed to the Corporation), (vi) capital expenditures, including capital expenditures incurred to complete hotel renovations, repurpose and/or rebuild certain hotels, construct new hotels and acquire additional hotel properties and/or other lodging companies and (vii) the payment of distributions.
ESH REIT’s long-term liquidity requirements include funds necessary to (i) complete capital expenditures related to hotel renovations, (ii) repurpose and/or rebuild certain of ESH REIT’s existing hotel properties, (iii) build new Extended Stay America branded owned hotels, (iv) acquire additional hotel properties and/or other lodging companies, and (v) refinance (including prior to or in connection with debt maturity payments) ESH REIT’s 2016 Term Facility and ESH REIT’s 2025 Notes maturing in August 2023 and May 2025, respectively. See Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH Hospitality, Inc., which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional detail on ESH REIT’s debt obligations.
In order to qualify and maintain its status as a REIT, ESH REIT must distribute annually to its shareholders an amount at least equal to:

•
90% of its REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain; plus

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•
90% of the excess of its net income, if any, from foreclosure property over the tax imposed on such income by the Code; less
•
the sum of certain items of non-cash income that exceeds a percentage of ESH REIT’s income.
ESH REIT intends to distribute its taxable income to the extent necessary to optimize its tax efficiency, including, but not limited to, maintaining its REIT status, while retaining sufficient capital for its ongoing needs. Accordingly, ESH REIT expects to distribute approximately 100% of its taxable income for the foreseeable future. ESH REIT is subject to income tax on its taxable income that is not distributed and to an excise tax to the extent that certain percentages of its taxable income are not distributed by specified dates. To the extent distributions in respect of the Class B common stock of ESH REIT are not sufficient to meet our expected Paired Share distributions, Paired Share distributions are expected to be completed through distributions in respect of the common stock of the Corporation using funds distributed to the Corporation in respect of the Class A common stock of ESH REIT, after allowance for tax, if any, on those funds.
Due to REIT distribution requirements, ESH REIT has historically not accumulated significant amounts of cash. As a result and as discussed above, we expect that ESH REIT will need to refinance all or a portion of its outstanding debt, including the 2016 ESH REIT Credit Facilities and the 2025 Notes, on or before maturity. See Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH Hospitality, Inc., which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional detail on ESH REIT’s debt obligations. We cannot assure you that ESH REIT will be able to refinance any of its debt on attractive terms at or before maturity, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
Based upon the current level of operations, management believes that ESH REIT’s cash position, cash flow generated from operations and available borrowings under its revolving credit facility and Unsecured Intercompany Facility, as needed, will be adequate to meet all of ESH REIT’s funding requirements and business objectives for the foreseeable future.
Sources and Uses of Cash – The Company
The following cash flow table and comparisons are provided for the Company:
Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
We had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of approximately $56.2 million and $137.1 million at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following table summarizes the changes in our cash and cash equivalents as a result of operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
Cash provided by (used in):





Operating activities
$
220,804


$
190,220


$
30,584

Investing activities
(44,670
)

(212,723
)

168,053

Financing activities
(204,169
)

(213,655
)

9,486

Effects of changes in exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
109


23


86

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
$
(27,926
)

$
(236,135
)

$
208,209

Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities
Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled approximately $220.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $190.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of approximately $30.6 million. Cash flows provided by operating activities were positively impacted during the six months ended June 30, 2017 by additional cash generated from improved operating performance, specifically a 2.2% increase in RevPAR and a 150 bps increase in Hotel Operating Margin, as well as a decrease in income tax payments.
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities totaled approximately $44.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $212.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of approximately $168.1 million. Cash flows used in investing activities decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2017 due to a decrease in restricted cash of approximately $105.8 million as a result of the repayment of ESH REIT’s 2012 Mortgage Loan in August 2016, which required substantially all hotel revenues to be deposited into cash management accounts under the control of the

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loan service agent. Additionally, the decrease was due to the fact that the Company received net proceeds of approximately $48.0 million related to the sale of four hotels, as well as a decrease in purchases of property and equipment of approximately $16.9 million as a result of the completion of our hotel renovation program.
Cash Flows used in Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities totaled approximately $204.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $213.7 million million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of approximately $9.5 million. Cash flows used in financing activities decreased mainly due to a decrease in distributions paid to Paired Shareholders of approximately $46.4 million as a result of the special cash distribution paid in January 2016, offset by an increase in net debt repayments of approximately $28.0 million.
Sources and Uses of Cash – ESH REIT
The following cash flow table and comparisons are provided for ESH REIT:
Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016
ESH REIT had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of approximately $5.3 million and $40.1 million at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following table summarizes the changes in ESH REIT’s cash and cash equivalents as a result of operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 

2017
 
2016
 
Change ($)
Cash provided by (used in):

 



Operating activities
$
203,114

 
$
203,289


$
(175
)
Investing activities
(49,323
)
 
(210,437
)

161,114

Financing activities
(202,043
)
 
(175,999
)

(26,044
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
$
(48,252
)
 
$
(183,147
)

$
134,895

Cash Flows provided by Operating Activities
Cash flows provided by operating activities totaled approximately $203.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $203.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of approximately $0.2 million. Cash flows provided by operating activities decreased due to a decrease in changes related to certain working capital accounts and an increase in cash interest expense. These decreases were partially offset by an increase related to the receipt of an additional month’s minimum rental payment during the six months ended June 30, 2017.
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities
Cash flows used in investing activities totaled approximately $49.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $210.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, a decrease of approximately $161.1 million. Cash flows used in investing activities decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2017 due to a decrease in restricted cash of approximately $105.3 million as a result of the repayment of ESH REIT’s 2012 Mortgage Loan in August 2016, which required substantially all hotel revenues to be deposited into cash management accounts under the control of the loan service agent. Additionally, the decrease was due to the fact that ESH REIT received net proceeds of approximately $42.0 million related to the sale of four hotels, as well as a decrease in purchases of property and equipment of approximately $16.4 million as a result of the completion of ESH REIT’s hotel renovation program.
Cash Flows used in Financing Activities
Cash flows used in financing activities totaled approximately $202.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to approximately $176.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of approximately $26.0 million. Cash flows used in financing activities increased mainly due to a decrease in net proceeds received from Extended Stay America, Inc. of approximately $95.8 million as a result of the repayment of ESH REIT’s 2012 Mortgage Loan in August 2016, which required substantially all hotel revenues to be deposited into cash management accounts under the control of the loan service agent. The increase in cash used in financing activities was also due to an increase in net debt repayments of approximately $28.0 million, partially offset by a decrease in distributions paid to holders of Class A and Class B common shares of ESH REIT of approximately $93.5 million as a result of a special cash distribution paid in January 2016.

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Capital Expenditures
We maintain each of our hotels in good repair and condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations. The cost of all improvements and significant alterations are generally made with cash flows from operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred capital expenditures of approximately $93.1 million and $109.9 million, respectively. These capital expenditures were primarily made as a result of our recently completed hotel renovation program, as well as other capital projects. Funding for future capital expenditures is expected to be provided primarily from cash flows generated from operations or, to the extent necessary, the Corporation or ESH REIT revolving credit facilities, including the Unsecured Intercompany Facility. In 2017, we expect to incur capital expenditures between $150.0 million and $180.0 million, including amounts spent through the first and second quarter. As part of these capital expenditures, the Company expects to purchase land and incur additional capital expenditures related to new hotel development.
Hotel Renovation Program
Since 2011, we have been performing hotel renovations and have been executing a phased capital investment program across our portfolio in order to seek to drive increases in ADR and gain incremental market share. This hotel renovation program was undertaken in phases, with the intent of completing renovations across our entire 625-hotel portfolio. The renovations generally required approximately $1.0 million in capital spend per hotel. Hotel renovations typically included remodeling of common areas, new paint, carpet, signage, tile or vinyl flooring and counters in bathrooms and kitchens, as well as the refurbishment of furniture, replacement of aged mattresses and installation of new flat screen televisions, artwork, lighting and bedspreads. As of June 30, 2017, the Company had substantially completed the current hotel renovation program for all of its 625 hotels, with total incurred costs of approximately $617.0 million.
Our next hotel renovation cycle is expected to begin in 2019, with each hotel on a seven-year renovation cycle. While management is currently assessing what future hotel renovations will entail, the next renovation cycle is not expected to include the same replacements and upgrades across the entire portfolio, but rather will be evaluated on a hotel by hotel basis in order to assess the potential return for each asset in our portfolio based on multiple market and hotel specific variables.
Our Indebtedness
As of June 30, 2017, the Company’s total indebtedness was approximately $2.5 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, including approximately $7.1 million of Corporation mandatorily redeemable preferred stock. ESH REIT's total indebtedness at June 30, 2017 was approximately $2.6 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, including $50.0 million outstanding under the Unsecured Intercompany Facility. For a detailed discussion of our indebtedness, see Notes 7 and 9 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and Note 6 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Neither the Corporation nor ESH REIT have off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources. See Note 12 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and Note 10 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, for additional information with respect to commitments and contingencies, including lease obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our historical financial condition and results of operations is based on the Company’s and ESH REIT’s historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions. We believe the following accounting policies, which are described in detail in Note 2 to each of the consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 8 in our combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017, require material subjective or complex judgments and have the most significant impact on the Company’s and ESH REIT’s financial condition and results of operations: property and equipment, goodwill, revenue recognition, income taxes, equity-based compensation and investments. We evaluate estimates, assumptions and judgments on an ongoing basis, based on information

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that is then available to us, our experience and various matters that we believe are reasonable and appropriate for consideration under the circumstances.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of recently issued accounting standards, see Note 2 to each of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., both of which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Corporation and ESH REIT may seek to reduce earnings and cash flow volatility associated with changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices by entering into financial arrangements to provide a hedge against a portion of the risks associated with such volatility, when applicable. We have exposure to such risks to the extent they are not hedged. We may enter into derivative financial arrangements to the extent they meet the foregoing objectives. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
The Corporation
As of June 30, 2017, the Corporation had minimal exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates because it had no variable rate debt as there were no outstanding amounts drawn on the Corporation revolving credit facility. The Corporation's exposure to market risk from changes in interest rates may increase in future periods should the Corporation incur variable rate debt, including draws on the Corporation's revolving credit facility. The Corporation has minimal exposure to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the sale of the three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels in May 2017, for which the Corporation is party to management agreements that are expected to terminate on or before December 31, 2017.
ESH REIT
As of June 30, 2017, approximately $1.3 billion of ESH REIT’s outstanding debt of approximately $2.6 billion, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, had a variable interest rate. ESH REIT is a counterparty to an interest rate swap at a fixed rate of 1.175%. The notional amount of the interest rate swap as of June 30, 2017 was $450.0 million, which reduces by $50.0 million every six months until the swap matures in September 2021. The remaining outstanding variable rate debt of approximately $840.3 million, which is not subject to the interest rate swap, remains subject to interest rate risk. If market rates of interest were to fluctuate by 1.0%, interest expense would increase or decrease by approximately $8.4 million annually, assuming that the net amount of ESH REIT’s variable interest rate debt remains at approximately $840.3 million.
As noted in Note 4 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ESH REIT, which are included in Item 1 in this combined quarterly report on Form 10-Q, ESH REIT sold its three Extended Stay Canada-branded hotels during the six months ended June 30, 2017. ESH REIT has minimal exposure to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates due to the fact that its only remaining Canadian currency-based assets and liabilities relate to residual working capital. A fluctuation of 1% in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar would result in foreign currency transaction gain or loss of approximately $0.2 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Controls and Procedures (Extended Stay America, Inc.)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2017, Extended Stay America, Inc. reviewed, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the disclosure controls and procedures of Extended Stay America, Inc., as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based upon and as of the date of that review, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of Extended Stay America, Inc. were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that Extended Stay America, Inc. files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the management of Extended Stay America, Inc., including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in Extended Stay America, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Extended Stay America, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Controls and Procedures (ESH Hospitality, Inc.)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of June 30, 2017, ESH Hospitality, Inc. reviewed, under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the disclosure controls and procedures of ESH Hospitality, Inc., as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e). Based upon and as of the date of that review, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ESH Hospitality, Inc. concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of ESH Hospitality, Inc. were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that ESH Hospitality, Inc. files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the management of ESH Hospitality, Inc., including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in ESH Hospitality, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, ESH Hospitality, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting.  

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are from time to time subject to various claims and lawsuits incidental to our business. In the opinion of management, these claims and suits, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, results of operations or liquidity or on ESH REIT’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, results of operations or liquidity.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to our principal risks that we believe are material to our business, results of operations and financial condition, from the risk factors previously disclosed in the combined annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuers and Affiliated Purchasers
Paired Share Repurchase Program
The following table sets forth all purchases made by or on behalf of the Corporation and ESH REIT or any “affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act, of Paired Shares during each month in the second quarter of 2017.
Period
Total number of Paired Shares purchased (1)
 
Average price paid per Paired Share (2)
 
Total number of Paired Shares purchased as part of publicly announced program (1)
 
Maximum dollar value that may yet be purchased under the program(3)
April 1 - April 30, 2017
202,249


$
16.37


202,249


$
133,691,326

May 1 - May 31, 2017
874,033

(4) 
$
17.31


874,033

(4) 
$
118,561,815

June 1 - June 30, 2017
700,230

(4) 
$
17.72


700,230

(4) 
$
106,153,739

Total
1,776,512

 
$
17.36

 
1,776,512

 
$
106,153,739

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(1)
Represents an equal number of Corporation common shares and ESH REIT Class B common shares, which were paired together on a one-for-one basis to form Paired Shares.
(2)
In the aggregate, the Corporation and ESH REIT paid approximately $19.7 million and $11.2 million, respectively, for their respective portion of the Paired Shares that were repurchased and retired during the three months ended June 30, 2017.
(3)
In December 2015, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized a combined Paired Share repurchase program for up to $100 million of Paired Shares. In February 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $100 million to up to $200 million of Paired Shares. In December 2016, the Boards of Directors of the Corporation and ESH REIT authorized an increase of the combined Paired Share repurchase program from up to $200 million to up to $300 million of Paired Shares and extended the maturity date of the program through December 31, 2017, each effective January 1, 2017. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means (including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans).
(4)
In the second quarter of 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired their respective portion of 1.3 million Paired Shares from the Former Sponsors for an average price per Paired Share of $17.31. These Paired Shares were purchased in conjunction with secondary offerings consummated in the second quarter of 2017 and pursuant to, and counted toward, the combined Paired Share repurchase program.
Subsequent to June 30, 2017, the Corporation and ESH REIT repurchased and retired their respective portion of approximately 0.2 million additional Paired Shares for approximately $3.1 million. Approximately $103.2 million is remaining under the Paired Share repurchase program as of July 31, 2017.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.

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Item 5. Other Information
None.

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Item 6. Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Share Repurchase Agreement, dated April 26, 2017, by and among Extended Stay America, Inc., ESH Hospitality, Inc. and each of the entities identified on Schedule 1 thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36190) filed April 28, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2
Partial Termination Side Letter, dated as of May 16, 2017, of that certain (i) Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated August 30, 2016, between ESA P Portfolio L.L.C., ESA P Portfolio MD Trust, and ESH/TN Properties LLC, individually and collectively as Landlord, and ESA P Portfolio Operating Lessee LLC, as Tenant, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease Agreement, dated January 6, 2017, and (ii) Amended and Restated Management Agreement, between Tenant and ESA Management, LLC, as Manager, dated as of August 30, 2016.
10.3
Share Repurchase Agreement, dated May 29, 2017, by and among Extended Stay America, Inc., ESH Hospitality, Inc. and each of the entities identified on Schedule 1 thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36190) filed May 31, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

10.4
Preferred Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated June 15, 2017, by and among Extended Stay America, Inc. and each of the entities identified on Schedule 1 thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36190) filed June 15, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.3
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of ESH Hospitality, Inc. pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.4
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of ESH Hospitality, Inc. pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of ESH Hospitality, Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.1.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.1.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.1.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.1.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.1.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.
 
 
 
Date: August 1, 2017
By:
/s/ Gerardo I. Lopez
 
 
Gerardo I. Lopez
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Date: August 1, 2017
By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Halkyard
 
 
Jonathan S. Halkyard
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
ESH HOSPITALITY, INC.
 
 
 
Date: August 1, 2017
By:
/s/ Gerardo I. Lopez
 
 
Gerardo I. Lopez
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Date: August 1, 2017
By:
/s/ Jonathan S. Halkyard
 
 
Jonathan S. Halkyard
 
 
Chief Financial Officer


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