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) – September 8, 2016 (September 7, 2016)
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
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Item 5.02(b): On September 7, 2016, Thomas Seddon, Chief Marketing Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. (the Company”), provided notice of his intention to resign, effective September 30, 2016, to the Company. Mr. Seddon’s resignation does not involve any disagreement with the Company.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 8, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Seddon’s resignation. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release of Extended Stay America, Inc., dated September 8, 2016, announcing the resignation of Thomas Seddon. |
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: September 8, 2016 | By: | /s/ John R. Dent | ||
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| Name: John R. Dent | ||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||
| ESH HOSPITALITY, INC. | ||||
| Date: September 8, 2016 | By: | /s/ John R. Dent | ||
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| Name: John R. Dent | ||||
| Title: General Counsel | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Extended Stay America, Inc., dated September 8, 2016, announcing the resignation of Thomas Seddon. | |