Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001193125-17-160924
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2017-05-05 16:44:04
Filed By:
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p.
Company:
Esh Hospitality Inc.
Filing Date:
2017-05-05
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH 0 1,780,930 1,780,930 0 1,780,930 0.9%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH 0 1,804,709 1,804,709 0 1,804,709 0.9%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH 0 595,946 595,946 0 595,946 0.3%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH 0 12,136 12,136 0 12,136 Less than 0.1%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH 0 1,133,571 1,133,571 0 1,133,571 0.6%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE 0 2,436,820 2,436,820 0 2,436,820 1.3%
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH 0 1,877,283 1,877,283 0 1,877,283 1.0%
Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI 0 29,321 29,321 0 29,321 Less than 0.1%
Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH 0 9,641,395 9,641,395 0 9,641,395 5.0%
BREP VI Side-by-Side GP 0 29,321 29,321 0 29,321 Less than 0.1%
BREA VI-ESH 0 9,641,395 9,641,395 0 9,641,395 5.0%
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III 0 9,670,716 9,670,716 0 9,670,716 5.0%
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP 0 9,670,716 9,670,716 0 9,670,716 5.0%
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT 0 9,670,716 9,670,716 0 9,670,716 5.0%
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 0 9,670,716 9,670,716 0 9,670,716 5.0%
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT 0 9,670,716 9,670,716 0 9,670,716 5.0%
STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN 0 9,737,598 9,737,598 0 9,737,598 5.0%
Filing

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 7)*

 

 

ESH HOSPITALITY, INC.

EXTENDED STAY AMERICA, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extended Stay America, Inc., and

Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc.,

which are attached and trade together as a Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

30224P200**

(CUSIP Number)

A.J. Agarwal

The Blackstone Group L.P.

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Tel: (212) 583-5000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

May 3, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☒

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

** This CUSIP number pertains to the ESH Hospitality, Inc.s Paired Shares, each representing one share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ESH Hospitality, Inc. together with one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Extended Stay America, Inc., which are attached and trade as a single unit (a Paired Share).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,780,930

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,780,930

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,780,930

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.9%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

2


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,804,709

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,804,709

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,804,709

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.9%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

3


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

595,946

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

595,946

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

595,946

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.3%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

4


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

12,136

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

12,136

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

12,136

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

Less than 0.1%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

5


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,133,571

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,133,571

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,133,571

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.6%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

6


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

2,436,820

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

2,436,820

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

2,436,820

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

1.3%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

7


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

1,877,283

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,877,283

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

1,877,283

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

1.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

8


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

29,321

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

29,321

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

29,321

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

Less than 0.1%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

9


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,641,395

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,641,395

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,641,395

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

10


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

29,321

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

29,321

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

29,321

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

Less than 0.1%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

 

11


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BREA VI-ESH L.L.C.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,641,395

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,641,395

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,641,395

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

 

12


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Quebec, Canada

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,670,716

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,670,716

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,670,716

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

13


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,670,716

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,670,716

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,670,716

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

14


CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,670,716

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,670,716

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,670,716

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

 

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CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,670,716

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,670,716

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,670,716

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

PN

 

 

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CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,670,716

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,670,716

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,670,716

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

OO

 

 

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CUSIP No. 30224P200  

 

  1     

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN

  2    

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3    

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4    

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

 

OO

  5    

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)  ☐

 

  6    

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

  BENEFICIALLY  

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

     7      

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

     8     

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

9,737,598

     9     

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

9,737,598

   10     

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11    

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

9,737,598

12    

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)  ☒

 

13    

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

5.0%

14    

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IN

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTES:

This Amendment No. 7 (Amendment No. 7) to Schedule 13D relates to the Paired Shares, issued by Extended Stay America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ESA) and ESH Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ESH REIT and together with ESA, the Issuers), and amends the initial statement on Schedule 13D filed on June 10, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed on August 13, 2014, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed on November 20, 2015, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D filed on October 6, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D filed on November 22, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed on December 20, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D filed on March 14, 2017 (collectively, the Schedule 13D). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 7 have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Each of ESA, the Blackstone Entities (collectively, Blackstone), Centerbridge Entities (collectively, Centerbridge), and Paulson Entities (collectively, Paulson), listed in Item 4 below (Blackstone, Centerbridge and Paulson, collectively, the Sponsors), is a party to a Stockholders Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2013 (the Stockholders Agreement) that is described in Item 4 below. Given the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, as of the date hereof, Extended Stay America, Inc. and each of the Sponsors and certain of their respective affiliates may be deemed to be a member of a group that, as of May 4, 2017, owns 28,250,780 Paired Shares, or 14.6% of the outstanding Paired Shares, 250,493,583 Class A Shares, or 100% of the outstanding Class A Shares, which are convertible into 250,493,583 Class B Shares, or approximately 56.4% of all Class B Shares (in each case, calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) of the Act) and 21,202 shares of voting preferred stock of Extended Stay America, Inc., or 100% of the outstanding voting preferred stock of Extended Stay America, Inc.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 shall be supplemented by adding at the end thereof:

May 2017 Secondary Offering

On April 27, 2017, the Issuers and Sponsors entered into an underwriting agreement (the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement) with the underwriters named therein (the April 2017 Underwriters). Pursuant to the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement, the Sponsors sold in the aggregate 30,000,000 Paired Shares at a price of $17.23 per Paired Share. The sale of the Paired Shares pursuant to the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement closed on May 3, 2017.

References to and descriptions of the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement, which has been filed as Exhibit Q hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Lock-Up Agreement

In connection with the secondary offering described herein, the Issuers, the Issuers executive officers and directors and the Sponsors have agreed with the April 2017 Underwriters, subject to specified exceptions, not to offer, pledge or sell any of the Paired Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Paired Shares, for a period of 30 days after April 27, 2017 except with the prior written consent of the April 2017 Underwriters.

References to and descriptions of the lock-up agreement set forth above in this Item 4 does not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the lock-up agreement, a form of which has been filed as Exhibit R hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Share Repurchase

On April 26, 2017, the Issuers and Sponsors entered into a share repurchase agreement (the April 2017 Repurchase Agreement), pursuant to which the Sponsors sold back to the Issuers an aggregate of 750,000 Paired Shares. The shares were sold at a price of $17.23 per Paired Share. The sale of the Paired Shares pursuant to the April 2017 Repurchase Agreement closed on May 3, 2017.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) (c) are hereby amended and restated as follows:

The information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3, 4, and 6 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 5.

(a) (b) Calculations of the percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned assumes that there are a total of 193,330,121 Paired Shares outstanding, which is the number of Paired Shares outstanding as of May 4, 2017 as reported to the Issuers by their stock registrar.

The aggregate number and percentage of the Paired Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of Paired Shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.

Such amount excludes shares subject to the Stockholders Agreement held by the other Sponsors and ESA as described above and in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D, which Item is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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As of the date hereof, 1,780,930 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.; 1,804,709 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.; 595,946 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.; 12,136 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.; 1,133,571 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.; 2,436,820 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.; 1,877,283 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.; and 29,321 Paired Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. Amounts reported as beneficially owned by Mr. Schwarzman also reflect 50,406 Paired Shares directly held by Mr. Schwarzman and 16,476 Paired Shares directly held by a foundation over which Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to have investment and voting power.

In addition, as of the date hereof, 1,290 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of ESA (Series A Preferred Shares) are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.; 1,307 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.; 436 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.; 9 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.; 829 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.; 1,783 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.; 1,359 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.G-ESH L.P.; and 21 Series A Preferred Shares are directly held by Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.

The general partner of each of the Partnerships (other than Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.) and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.G-ESH L.P. is Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P. is BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.

The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P. is BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. The managing member of BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. and sole member of BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstones senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.

Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any of the Reporting Persons (other than the Partnerships, to the extent any directly holds Paired Shares reported on this Schedule 13D) is the beneficial owner of the Paired Shares referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.

 

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(c) The Reporting Persons sold the following shares pursuant to the April 2017 Underwriting Agreement on May 3, 2017 at a price of $17.23 per Paired Share:

 

Reporting Person

   Number of Paired
Shares Sold
 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.

     1,825,477  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.

     1,849,481  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.

     622,797  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.

     12,440  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.

     1,185,893  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.

     2,549,298  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.

     1,923,939  

Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.

     30,675  

The Reporting Persons sold the following shares to the Issuers pursuant to the April 2017 Repurchase Agreement on May 3, 2017 at a price of $17.23 per Paired Share:

 

Reporting Person

   Number of Paired
Shares Sold
 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.

     45,835  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.

     46,442  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.

     15,489  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.

     312  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.

     29,479  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.

     63,370  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.

     48,311  

Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.

     762  

The Reporting Persons made the following in-kind distribution of shares on March 17, 2017, as described further below:

 

Reporting Person

   Number of Paired
Shares Distributed
In-Kind
 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.

     34,900  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.

     35,362  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.

     11,795  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.

     274  

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.

     42,683  

The above represents distributions of Paired Shares previously held directly by Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P. and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P. (collectively, the Distributing Partnerships), as applicable, to members of BREA VI-ESH L.L.C. in respect of their indirect interests in such partnerships. Each Distributing Partnership distributed the shares reported above

 

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to Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner, who distributed such shares to BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner, who distributed such shares to Stephen A. Schwarzman and other members. The 50,406 shares distributed to Mr. Schwarzman were beneficially owned indirectly by him prior to such distribution.

Except as set forth in this Amendment No. 7, none of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, without independent verification, any person named in Item 2 hereof, has effected any transaction in the Paired Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 6 on March 14, 2017.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

As of the date of this Schedule 13D, other than as otherwise disclosed in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuers, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finders fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

The information in Item 4 and Item 5 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended by adding the following:

 

Exhibit Q    Underwriting Agreement, dated April 27, 2017, among the Issuers and Sponsors (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).
Exhibit R    Form of Lock-up Agreement (filed as Exhibit A to Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: May 5, 2017

 

Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.A-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.B-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.C-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director

 

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Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F-ESH L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P., its general partner
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director

 

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Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P.
  By:   BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI-ESH L.P.
  By:   BREA VI-ESH L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
BREP VI Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director
BREA VI-ESH L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Paul Quinlan

Name:   Paul Quinlan
Title:   Managing Director

 

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BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner
  By:   Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ John G. Finley

Name:   John G. Finley
Title:   Chief Legal Officer
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ John G. Finley

Name:   John G. Finley
Title:   Chief Legal Officer
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ John G. Finley

Name:   John G. Finley
Title:   Chief Legal Officer
THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.
  By:   Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ John G. Finley

Name:   John G. Finley
Title:   Chief Legal Officer
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ John G. Finley

Name:   John G. Finley
Title:   Chief Legal Officer
STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN
By:  

/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman

Name:   Stephen A. Schwarzman

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The Exhibit Index is hereby amended by adding the following:

 

Exhibit Q    Underwriting Agreement, dated April 27, 2017, among the Issuers and Sponsors (filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).
Exhibit R    Form of Lock-up Agreement (filed as Exhibit A to Exhibit 1.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017, and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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