8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) – November 7, 2014

 

 

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36190   46-3140312

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

11525 N. Community House Road, Suite 100

Charlotte, North Carolina

  28277
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (980) 345-1600

 

 

ESH HOSPITALITY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36191   27-3559821

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

11525 N. Community House Road, Suite 100

Charlotte, North Carolina

  28277
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (980) 345-1600

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations.

On November 7, 2014, Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc. issued a press release announcing their results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 2.02.

The information contained under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 7, 2014, Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of ESH Hospitality, Inc. has declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per share for the third quarter of 2014, payable to ESH Hospitality, Inc.’s Class A and Class B common shareholders. The dividend will be payable on December 5, 2014 to shareholders of record as of November 20, 2014. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 8.01.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

99.1    Press release of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., dated November 7, 2014, announcing results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
99.2    Press release of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., dated November 7, 2014, announcing dividend for third quarter of 2014.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.
Date: November 7, 2014     By:  

/s/ Ross W. McCanless

    Name:   Ross W. McCanless
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

 

        ESH HOSPITALITY, INC.
Date: November 7, 2014     By:  

/s/ Ross W. McCanless

    Name:   Ross W. McCanless
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

99.1    Press release of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., dated November 7, 2014, announcing results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.
99.2    Press release of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality, Inc., dated November 7, 2014, announcing dividend for third quarter of 2014.