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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-SEA-008	Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed)Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-010	Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person servicesExecutive Constantine and King County Health Officer announce new orders to limit spread of COVID-19	King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 15, 2020		Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-042	Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county)COVID-19 Snohomish County Daily Briefing, Tuesday, March 17, 2020	Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials)	Snohomish County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-030	Executive release: King County Parks facility closures (Mar. 20, 2020)King County Parks COVID-19 update (Mar. 20, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine (King County Parks)	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-021	Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020King County Metro to discontinue fare collections, direct riders to board buses at rear doors, beginning March 21	King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine)	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit; also reports Sound Transit and Seattle Streetcar)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-031	Executive release: emergency child care for the children of essential workers during the school closuresKing County child care for essential workers (Mar. 24, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-004	Local Health Officer Quarantine Directive and Isolation OrderLocal Health Officer Quarantine Directive and Isolation Order	Jeffrey S. Duchin, MD, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-048	Port of Seattle Commission emergency relief package and eviction bar for Port tenants (Commission action of Apr. 1, 2020, announced Apr. 1, 2020)Port bars evictions, offers emergency financial relief to airport tenants: rent and fee deferrals	Port of Seattle Commission	Port of Seattle (Washington municipal corporation; SEA airport and maritime facilities)County	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-049	Port of Seattle temporary suspension of approximately 20 construction projects (Apr. 9-13, 2020) pending review of contractors' COVID-19 jobsite safety plans (announced Apr. 8, 2020)Port temporarily suspends ongoing construction to review COVID-19 safety plans	Port of Seattle (Executive Director)	Port of Seattle (Washington municipal corporation)County	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-047	Port of Seattle face-covering policy for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (announced May 10, 2020; effective May 18, 2020)Port updates cloth face coverings policy for workers, visitors and passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport	Port of Seattle (Executive Director Steve Metruck; Port Commission)	Port of Seattle (Washington municipal corporation; operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)County	May 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-022	Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020New public health Directive requires masks or face coverings on transit	King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)County	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-035	Media release: face covering Directive goes into effect May 18, 2020Media Release: Face covering directive goes into effect today: prevent spreading COVID-19 when unable to maintain 6 feet of distance	Public Health - Seattle & King County (media release describing the Local Health Officer's Directive)	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-047	Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering DirectiveLocal Health Officer Directive (Face Covering Directive)	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-048	Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health)Amended Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-050	Local Health Officer Quarantine Directive and Amended Isolation OrderQuarantine Directive and Amended Isolation Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-049	Local Health Officer Order (emergency food for vulnerable populations)Local Health Officer Order	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-028	Executive release: King County approved for modified Phase 1 ('Phase 1.5') of Safe StartKing County approved to move to modified Phase 1 (June 5, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine; Washington Secretary of Health (approval)	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-032	Executive release: King County applies to re-open limited business activity (modified Phase 1)King County applies for re-opening of limited business activity (May 29, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SEA-029	Executive release: King County applies to move to Safe Start Phase 2King County applies for Phase 2 of Safe Start recovery	King County Executive Dow Constantine (application to the Washington Secretary of Health under Proclamation 20-25.4, Safe Start)	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-023	Metro announcement: fare collection resumes Oct. 1, 2020; fare enforcement suspended through end of 2020Metro to resume fare collection Oct. 1	King County Metro	King County, Washington (King County Metro Transit)County	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-033	Executive statement on the statewide rollback of Nov. 15-16, 2020Executive Constantine statement on new statewide COVID-19 restrictions (Nov. 15, 2020)	King County Executive Dow Constantine	King County, WashingtonCounty	Nov. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-050	SEA airport implementation of Governor Inslee's four-week statewide restrictions (Nov. 17, 2020): indoor dining closed, retail occupancy reduced from 30 to 25 percent, tenant reliefAirport meets new COVID-19 health measures and calls for aid for hard-hit tenants and workers	Port of Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)	Port of Seattle (SEA airport) implementing Washington State restrictions of Nov. 15, 2020County	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-003	Local Health Officer Indoor Masking DirectiveLocal Health Officer Indoor Masking Directive	Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-034	Executive release: King County reaches 70 percent fully vaccinated (16 and older); indoor mask directive liftedKing County reaches 70 percent vaccination milestone (June 15, 2021)	King County Executive Dow Constantine; Public Health - Seattle & King County	King County, WashingtonCounty	June 15, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-036	Joint recommendation of the regional health officers: universal indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusRegion's top health officials issue unified advice: Everyone should mask up in indoor public spaces	Local health officers of eight Puget Sound counties (joint statement published by Public Health - Seattle & King County); joined by all 35 local health jurisdictions Aug. 12, 2021	King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and San Juan Counties, WashingtonCounty	July 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read

Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Order (gatherings of 50 or more; closure of bars, clubs, gyms, theaters; dining rooms closed) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-008)
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Local Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin, Executive release announcing the Local Health Order effective Mar. 16, 2020 and closure of King County in-person services (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-010)
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers (COVID-19 Daily Briefing to elected officials), Snohomish County COVID-19 Daily Briefing, Mar. 17, 2020 (suspension of public access to County facilities; District Court suspensions; the Governor's Mar. 15-16 closures as applied in the county) (Ex. MET-SEA-042)
King County Executive Dow Constantine (King County Parks), Executive release: King County Parks facility closures (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-030)
King County Metro (King County Executive Dow Constantine), Metro announcement: fare collection discontinued and rear-door boarding required from Mar. 21, 2020; service reductions from Mar. 23, 2020 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-021)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive release: emergency child care for the children of essential workers during the school closures (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-031)
Jeffrey S. Duchin, MD, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Quarantine Directive and Isolation Order (Mar. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-004)
Port of Seattle Commission, Port of Seattle Commission emergency relief package and eviction bar for Port tenants (Commission action of Apr. 1, 2020, announced Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-048)
Port of Seattle (Executive Director), Port of Seattle temporary suspension of approximately 20 construction projects (Apr. 9-13, 2020) pending review of contractors' COVID-19 jobsite safety plans (announced Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-049)
Port of Seattle (Executive Director Steve Metruck; Port Commission), Port of Seattle face-covering policy for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (announced May 10, 2020; effective May 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-047)
King County Metro, implementing the Local Health Officer's face-covering Directive of May 11, 2020, Metro announcement: masks or face coverings required on transit from May 18, 2020 (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-022)
Public Health - Seattle & King County (media release describing the Local Health Officer's Directive), Media release: face covering Directive goes into effect May 18, 2020 (Ex. MET-SEA-035)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Directive: Face Covering Directive (May 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-047)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Amended Local Health Officer Order (isolation, quarantine and recovery facilities; homelessness de-intensification; behavioral health) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-048)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Quarantine Directive and Amended Isolation Order (May 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-050)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Order (emergency food for vulnerable populations) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-049)
King County Executive Dow Constantine; Washington Secretary of Health (approval), Executive release: King County approved for modified Phase 1 ('Phase 1.5') of Safe Start (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-028)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive release: King County applies to re-open limited business activity (modified Phase 1) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-032)
King County Executive Dow Constantine (application to the Washington Secretary of Health under Proclamation 20-25.4, Safe Start), Executive release: King County applies to move to Safe Start Phase 2 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-029)
King County Metro, Metro announcement: fare collection resumes Oct. 1, 2020; fare enforcement suspended through end of 2020 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-023)
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Executive statement on the statewide rollback of Nov. 15-16, 2020 (Nov. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-033)
Port of Seattle (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport), SEA airport implementation of Governor Inslee's four-week statewide restrictions (Nov. 17, 2020): indoor dining closed, retail occupancy reduced from 30 to 25 percent, tenant relief (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-050)
Dr. Jeff Duchin, Local Health Officer, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Local Health Officer Indoor Masking Directive (May 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-003)
King County Executive Dow Constantine; Public Health - Seattle & King County, Executive release: King County reaches 70 percent fully vaccinated (16 and older); indoor mask directive lifted (June 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-034)
Local health officers of eight Puget Sound counties (joint statement published by Public Health - Seattle & King County); joined by all 35 local health jurisdictions Aug. 12, 2021, Joint recommendation of the regional health officers: universal indoor masking regardless of vaccination status (July 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-SEA-036)

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