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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. NC-011	Executive Order No. 141Easing Restrictions on Travel, Business Operations, and Mass Gatherings: Phase 2	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051	NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apartN.C. Ferry Service to Increase Starting Saturday	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (all NCDOT ferry routes)State	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. NC-012	Executive Order No. 142Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-Offs	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-033	Executive Order No. 142Temporary Prohibitions on Evictions and Extending the Prohibition on Utility Shut-Offs	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	May 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. NC-042	Executive Order No. 144Extension of Executive Order No. 130 (Health and Human Services Provisions)	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. NC-013	Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (statewide face coverings)	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	June 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-044	Executive Order No. 147Extension of Phase 2 Order and New Interim Measures to Save Lives in the COVID-19 Pandemic (face coverings)	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	June 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-006	Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity)COVID-19 Limited Immunity: no liability absent gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing; duty of every person…	General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020)	North CarolinaState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052	NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshmentsOcracoke Express Passenger Ferry Set to Resume Service Friday	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials)	North Carolina (Hatteras-Ocracoke passenger ferry)State	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. NC-014	Executive Order No. 151Extension of Phase 2 Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076	N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020	N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler)	North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, N.C. State Fair (State agency)State	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-015	Executive Order No. 153Restricting Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-016	Executive Order No. 155Extension of Phase 2 Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 5, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. NC-035	Executive Order No. 162Extending Restrictions on Late Night Service of Alcoholic Beverages	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Curfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-017	Executive Order No. 163Extension of Phase 2 Order with Modifications: Phase 2.5	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-018	Executive Order No. 169Easing Restrictions: Phase 3	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-002	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penalty	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState	Oct. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. NC-019	Executive Order No. 170Extension of Phase 3 Order	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Oct. 21, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-020	Executive Order No. 171Assisting North Carolinians at Risk of Eviction	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Oct. 28, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. NC-021	Executive Order No. 176Extension of Phase 3 Order with Reduced Indoor Mass Gathering Limit	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. NC-022	Executive Order No. 180Additional Face Covering Requirements and Extension of Phase 3	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. NC-023	Executive Order No. 181Implementing a Modified Stay at Home Order and Requiring Night-Time Business Closures	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. NC-036	Executive Order No. 183Authorizing Delivery and Carry-Out of Mixed Beverages; Curbside Pickup and Delivery of Health Care Goods and Services	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053	NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coveringsNCDOT Reports Six Positive COVID-19 Tests Among Pamlico Sound Ferry Staff	North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division	North Carolina (Pamlico Sound routes: Cedar Island-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke)State	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. NC-037	Executive Order No. 184Extension of Executive Order No. 171 (Evictions) and Unemployment Insurance Claims Provisions	Governor Roy Cooper	North CarolinaState	Dec. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read

Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 141 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. NC-011)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, May 22, 2020: increased ferry service from Saturday, May 23, 2020 'due to greater expected demand and the easing of certain COVID-19 restrictions'; round trips added to Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott and Bayview-Aurora; Currituck-Knotts Island temporarily suspended; passengers to remain in vehicles or six feet apart (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-051)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 142 (May 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-012)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 142 (May 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-033)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 144 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-042)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 147 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. NC-013)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 147 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-044)
General Assembly of North Carolina (ratified June 24, 2020; approved by Governor Roy Cooper July 2, 2020), Session Law 2020-89 (House Bill 118), An Act to Provide Limited Immunity from Liability for Claims Based on Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), enacting G.S. secs. 99E-70 to 99E-72 (COVID-19 Limited Immunity) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NC-006)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division (with State health officials), NCDOT release, July 2, 2020: Ocracoke Express passenger ferry resumes July 3, 2020 after final approval of Senate Bill 750; passengers limited to 96 ('about half of what the vessel's certificate of occupancy allows'); face coverings strongly encouraged; groups six feet apart; no refreshments (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-052)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 151 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-014)
N.C. State Fair, NCDA&CS (Commissioner Steve Troxler), N.C. State Fair statement, 'N.C. State Fair canceled for 2020' (fair dates Oct. 15-25, 2020 cancelled; livestock and horse shows held separately under NCDHHS recommendations), as captured Sept. 3, 2020 (July 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-076)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 153 (July 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-015)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 155 (Aug. 5, 2020) (Ex. NC-016)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 162 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-035)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 163 (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. NC-017)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 169 (Sept. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-018)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-002)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 170 (Oct. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-019)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 171 (Oct. 28, 2020) (Ex. NC-020)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 176 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. NC-021)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 180 (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. NC-022)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 181 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. NC-023)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 183 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. NC-036)
North Carolina Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, NCDOT release, Dec. 16, 2020: six employees on the Cedar Island-Ocracoke route positive; six recovering under 14-day quarantine and eleven more quarantined; Pamlico Sound service reduced Dec. 22-28, 2020 to two round trips per leg; crews and passengers required to wear face coverings (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-053)
Governor Roy Cooper, Executive Order No. 184 (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. NC-037)

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