CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc. (NYSE:STAY) announced the pricing of the underwritten secondary offering (the “offering”) of 30,000,000 Paired Shares, each Paired Share consisting of a share of common stock of Extended Stay America, Inc. and a share of Class B common stock of ESH Hospitality, Inc., which are attached and trade together as Paired Shares. The Paired Shares were offered by certain selling stockholders affiliated with Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Paulson & Co. Inc. and The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Selling Stockholders”), which is expected to result in gross proceeds of approximately $520.5 million. The offering is expected to close on May 3, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Company will not sell any Paired Shares in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the offering. In addition, none of the Company’s officers or directors are selling any Paired Shares beneficially owned by them in the offering.

About Extended Stay America

Extended Stay America, Inc. (“ESA”) is the largest integrated hotel owner/operator in North America. Its subsidiary, ESH Hospitality, Inc. (“ESH”), is the largest lodging REIT in North America by unit and room count, with over 620 hotels and 69,000 rooms in the U.S. and Canada. ESA manages all of ESH’s properties, providing over 8,000 jobs at its hotel properties and corporate headquarters. Extended Stay America® is the leading brand in the mid-priced extended stay segment, with over twice as many rooms as its nearest competitor.