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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-018	DMV news release of March 26, 2020: field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27; Virtual Field Office from April 2DMV field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide (release of March 26, 2020)	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008	WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020)Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended	Wisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration)	Wisconsin (Department of Transportation; Governor's declaration)State	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042	Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04)Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations	Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.	Maryland (Governor)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076	Executive Order N-40-20Executive Order N-40-20 (relief to businesses; deadline extensions; DMV in-person transactions)	Governor Gavin Newsom	California (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration)State	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-054	Maricopa County Recorder website notice: 'Due to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Executive Order our public counters are closed until further notice' (as archived nearest April 1, 2020)Maricopa County Recorder public counters closed; e-recording through approved vendors	Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes	Maricopa County, Arizona (County Recorder)County	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-097	OMV home-page banner (expresslane.org, as archived nearest April 1, 2020): 'Statewide OMV Locations to Close due to COVID-19 Precautions'; 'For information on deadline extensions click here'Statewide OMV Locations to Close due to COVID-19 Precautions (Office of Motor Vehicles banner)	Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (Department of Public Safety and Corrections)	Louisiana (Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, Office of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-046	Executive Order No. 20-13Coronavirus - Accelerating Online Notary Access and Financial Institutions Regulatory Flexibility	Governor Pete Ricketts	Nebraska (Governor; Secretary of State; Department of Banking and Finance)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075	Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020)Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds COVID-19 access limitation (appointment only; e-recording)	Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Register of Deeds)County	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088	Executive Order No. 2020-38Temporary extensions of certain FOIA deadlines to facilitate COVID-19 emergency response efforts	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor; every public body)State	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079	News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic	Secretary of State Alex Padilla	California (Secretary of State, Los Angeles office)State	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-113	Executive Order No. 1467Executive Order No. 1467 (remote notarization for the duration of the State of Emergency and fourteen days thereafter)	Governor Tate Reeves	Mississippi (Governor; Secretary of State's notary rules)State	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024	SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020)SCDMV COVID-19 Related Information: appointments required at branch offices; road tests suspended; extensions of document expirations	South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles	South Carolina (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041	Executive Order No. 2020-41Encouraging the use of electronic signatures and remote notarization, witnessing, and visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer	Michigan (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044	Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference	Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)	Texas (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084	SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020)Virginia State Corporation Commission COVID-19 Update: in-person visits suspended	Virginia State Corporation Commission	Virginia (State Corporation Commission, including the Office of the Clerk: business entity and UCC filings)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-080	Division of Corporations website notice: Customer Service Counter in Albany handling service of process only, by appointment; 'all walk in services are suspended until further notice' (as archived April 11, 2020)New York Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC: walk-in services suspended; service of process by appointment	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code	New York (Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code)State	Apr. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-013	DMV news release: DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses (Apr. 14, 2020)DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses: commercial licenses extended through June 30; drivers under 70 extended through May 31	California Department of Motor Vehicles	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-038	P.L. 2020, Chapter 26 (Assembly Bill No. 3903)An Act concerning remote notarial acts, and other acts for executing and verifying certain documents, by notaries public and certain other…	New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy	New Jersey (Legislature)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-099	ALEA Driver License Division web page notice: 'ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone' (as archived April 14, 2020)ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone	Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division	Alabama (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division)State	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-082	Department of Business Services website notice: 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office has suspended all processing of paper documents submitted by mail' (as archived April 18, 2020)Illinois Secretary of State Business Services: paper-document processing suspended; online filing and fax only	Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Department of Business Services	Illinois (Secretary of State, Department of Business Services)State	Apr. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act providing for virtual notarization to address challenges related to COVID-19	Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker	Massachusetts (General Court)State	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-050	Act 95 of 2020 (S.114)An act relating to the emergency judicial response to the COVID-19 public health emergency	Vermont General Assembly; signed by Governor Phil Scott April 28, 2020	Vermont (General Assembly; Secretary of State's Emergency Administrative Rules for Remote Notarial Acts)State	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043	Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery ActAn Act to Provide Aid to North Carolinians in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis	General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020	North Carolina (General Assembly; Division of Motor Vehicles; notaries)State	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-014	DMV news release: DMV Director releases statement about reopening of 25 field offices (May 8, 2020)DMV Director Releases Statement About Reopening of 25 Field Offices	California DMV Director Steve Gordon	California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles)State	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-096	News release AP20:045, Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General ElectionGovernor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General Election	Secretary of State Alex Padilla (release); Governor Gavin Newsom (Executive Order N-64-20)	California (Secretary of State; Governor; county elections officials)State	May 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read

California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release of March 26, 2020: field offices temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27; Virtual Field Office from April 2 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-018)
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (implementing the Governor's declaration), WisDOT news release: Overweight permits for truckers hauling groceries extended (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-008)
Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland Authorizing Remote Notarizations (No. 20-03-30-04) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-042)
Governor Gavin Newsom, Executive Order N-40-20 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076)
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, Maricopa County Recorder website notice: 'Due to the Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Executive Order our public counters are closed until further notice' (as archived nearest April 1, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-054)
Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (Department of Public Safety and Corrections), OMV home-page banner (expresslane.org, as archived nearest April 1, 2020): 'Statewide OMV Locations to Close due to COVID-19 Precautions'; 'For information on deadline extensions click here' (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-097)
Governor Pete Ricketts, Executive Order No. 20-13 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-046)
Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds Fredrick Smith, Register of Deeds website notice, 'Effective Until Further Notice': access to the office limited; services by appointment only; attorneys urged to e-record (as archived April 2, 2020) (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-075)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-38 (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-088)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla, News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079)
Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order No. 1467 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-113)
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, SCDMV 'COVID-19 Related Information' page (April 8, 2020; as archived April 10, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-024)
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Executive Order No. 2020-41 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-041)
Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension), Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044)
Virginia State Corporation Commission, SCC website 'COVID-19 UPDATE': all business to be handled electronically, by email or telephone; in-person visits to SCC offices temporarily suspended; drop-offs permitted with delayed processing (as archived April 9, 2020) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-084)
New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code, Division of Corporations website notice: Customer Service Counter in Albany handling service of process only, by appointment; 'all walk in services are suspended until further notice' (as archived April 11, 2020) (Apr. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-080)
California Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV news release: DMV Extends All Expiring Driver Licenses (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-013)
New Jersey Senate and General Assembly; approved by Governor Philip D. Murphy, P.L. 2020, Chapter 26 (Assembly Bill No. 3903) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-038)
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division, ALEA Driver License Division web page notice: 'ALEA Driver License and Reinstatement Offices Closed Until Further Notice - Limited Services Available by Phone' (as archived April 14, 2020) (Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-099)
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, Department of Business Services, Department of Business Services website notice: 'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the office has suspended all processing of paper documents submitted by mail' (as archived April 18, 2020) (Apr. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-082)
Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker, Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-039)
Vermont General Assembly; signed by Governor Phil Scott April 28, 2020, Act 95 of 2020 (S.114) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-050)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified May 2, 2020); signed by Governor Roy Cooper May 4, 2020, Session Law 2020-3 (S.B. 704), COVID-19 Recovery Act (May 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-043)
California DMV Director Steve Gordon, DMV news release: DMV Director releases statement about reopening of 25 field offices (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-014)
Secretary of State Alex Padilla (release); Governor Gavin Newsom (Executive Order N-64-20), News release AP20:045, Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Send Every Registered Voter a Vote-by-Mail Ballot for the November 3, 2020 General Election (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-096)

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