On May 7, 2021, Tarsadia Capital, LLC filed a definitive proxy statement relating to the proposed acquisition of Extended Stay America, Inc. by affiliates of The Blackstone Group Inc. and Starwood Capital Group. Tarsadia Capital solicited proxies from the shareholders of the Company to vote against the following merger proposals: I) proposal to adopt the merger agreement; II) proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable by the Company to its named executive officers in connection with the merger; III) proposal to approve any adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the merger agreement proposal.