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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031	NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)	NCEES	All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032	News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled)NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic	NCEES	All States; NCEESSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-025	Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 Outbreak (Board for Barbers and Cosmetology page, Mar. 23, 2020)Board for Barbers and Cosmetology - Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 Outbreak	Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, DPOR	Virginia; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology (DPOR)Sector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-026	Industry Bulletin: Contractors Board Still Providing Services Despite Public Access Restrictions (Mar. 17, 2020)Contractors Board Still Providing Services Despite Public Access Restrictions	Nevada State Contractors Board	Nevada; Nevada State Contractors BoardSector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038	Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar ExamOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Apr. 10, 2020) cancelling the July 2020 bar examination	District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Committee on Admissions)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019	Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice)In re: Matter of Emergency Modifications to Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice, Rules Governing Admission to the Utah State…	Utah Supreme Court	Utah; Supreme Court of Utah (bar admission)Court	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074	Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduatesOrder of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (May 4, 2020) regarding rescheduling the bar exam	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	District of Columbia; District of Columbia Court of AppealsCourt	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-002	Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120 of Governor Ron…	Florida DBPR, Secretary Halsey Beshears	Florida; Department of Business and Professional RegulationSector regulator	May 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-039	September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information (priority registration May 18-28, 2020; exam Sept. 9-10, 2020; restricted seating under social distancing)September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information	D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions	District of Columbia; D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on AdmissionsCourt	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041	Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas	Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060	Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam)In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana - Order adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana	Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices)	Montana; Supreme Court of Montana (bar admission)Court	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061	Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)	Texas Board of Law Examiners	Texas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)Court	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071	Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam)In the Matter of the September 2020 Bar Exam - Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059	Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option)Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic	Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release)	Hawaii; Supreme Court of Hawaii (bar admission)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-018	July 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: status by jurisdiction (postponed to Sept. 9-10; remote Oct. 5-6; diploma privilege; cancelled), with each court's announcement datedJuly 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map and status table; announcements last updated Oct. 7, 2020)	National Conference of Bar Examiners	All U.S. jurisdictions; National Conference of Bar Examiners (inventory of State supreme court and board of bar examiners actions)Sector regulator	July 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-063	February 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction (table last updated Jan. 12, 2021): Feb. 23-24, 2021 examination administered remotely in 41 jurisdictions (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WI and LA on Feb. 9), with the courts' order dates in the announcementsFebruary 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction	National Conference of Bar Examiners	All U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory for the February 2021 bar examinationCourt	Jan. 12, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062	July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person planJuly 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map, announcements and table)	National Conference of Bar Examiners	All U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory of supreme court and board orders for the July 2021 bar examinationCourt	May 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-020	Order No. 25700-B-661, Order Authorizing Remote Examinations for the July 2021 Legal Licensing ExaminationsOrder Authorizing Remote Examinations for the July 2021 Legal Licensing Examinations, No. 25700-B-661	Supreme Court of Washington	Washington; Supreme Court of Washington (legal licensing examinations)Court	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-075	Order No. 25700-B-660, Order Regarding Transfer of October 2020 Remote Bar Examination Scores to Washington (recites the May 15, 2020 order reducing the passing score to 266 for July and September 2020 and the June 12, 2020 order granting diploma privilege; authorizes acceptance of October 2020 remote scores)Order Regarding Transfer of October 2020 Remote Bar Examination Scores to Washington, No. 25700-B-660	Supreme Court of Washington	Washington; Supreme Court of Washington (bar admission)Court	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
NCEES, NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031)
NCEES, News release: NCEES responds to COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration cancelled; all NCEES meetings Mar. 15-May 2 cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-032)
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, DPOR, Resources for Licensees during COVID-19 Outbreak (Board for Barbers and Cosmetology page, Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-025)
Nevada State Contractors Board, Industry Bulletin: Contractors Board Still Providing Services Despite Public Access Restrictions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-026)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, by order of the Chief Judge, Order (filed Apr. 10, 2020): the Court will not administer the July 2020 Bar Exam (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-038)
Utah Supreme Court, Order for Temporary Amendments to Bar Admission Procedures During COVID-19 Outbreak (emergency diploma privilege with 360 hours of supervised practice) (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-019)
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Order (filed May 4, 2020): Uniform Bar Examination rescheduled to Sept. 9-10, 2020 'pandemic-related conditions and restrictions permitting'; social distancing to limit seating; masks required; temperature and screening; priority registration for 2019-2020 graduates (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-074)
Florida DBPR, Secretary Halsey Beshears, Information for Barbershops, Cosmetology Salons, and Cosmetology Specialty Salons pursuant to Executive Order 20-120 (May 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-002)
D.C. Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions, September 2020 Uniform Bar Exam Information (priority registration May 18-28, 2020; exam Sept. 9-10, 2020; restricted seating under social distancing) (May 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-039)
Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices), Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041)
Supreme Court of Montana (McGrath, C.J., and six Justices), Order, In re Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana, No. AF 11-0244 (June 17, 2020), adopting Temporary Rules for Admission to the Bar of Montana (provisional admission for candidates unable or unwilling to sit for the July 28-29, 2020 exam) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-060)
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020) (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama and McKenna, JJ., and ICA Chief Judge Ginoza; Wilson, J., concurring separately), Order Regarding the September 2020 Bar Exam in Light of COVID-19, SCMF-12-0000538 (provisional admission without written examination, expiring July 1, 2022, as an alternative to sitting for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-071)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (Communications and Community Relations Office release), Press release: Supreme Court Announces Further Adjustments to Bar Exam in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (passing score temporarily 133 for the Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam; health screening for entry; deferral or provisional license option) (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-059)
National Conference of Bar Examiners, July 2020 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: status by jurisdiction (postponed to Sept. 9-10; remote Oct. 5-6; diploma privilege; cancelled), with each court's announcement dated (July 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-018)
National Conference of Bar Examiners, February 2021 Bar Exam Status by Jurisdiction (table last updated Jan. 12, 2021): Feb. 23-24, 2021 examination administered remotely in 41 jurisdictions (AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VI, WA, WI and LA on Feb. 9), with the courts' order dates in the announcements (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-063)
National Conference of Bar Examiners, July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person plan (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062)
Supreme Court of Washington, Order No. 25700-B-661, Order Authorizing Remote Examinations for the July 2021 Legal Licensing Examinations (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-020)
Supreme Court of Washington, Order No. 25700-B-660, Order Regarding Transfer of October 2020 Remote Bar Examination Scores to Washington (recites the May 15, 2020 order reducing the passing score to 266 for July and September 2020 and the June 12, 2020 order granting diploma privilege; authorizes acceptance of October 2020 remote scores) (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-075)

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