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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-064	Order of the Governor Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by Video or Telephonic MeansOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-028	Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled 'Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency…	Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor)	City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council)City	July 13, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-016	Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (Targeted Mitigation Order) (July 15, 2020), sec. 4 (Teleworking) and sec. 2 (restaurant guidance incorporated)Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-017	Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation MeasuresOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-029	Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Gyms and Indoor Exercise Facilities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (July 20, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-014	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of Personal Protective EquipmentOrder Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of PPE (written PPE policies; NIOSH-approved…	Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Aug. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-018	Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (second 90-day renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-023	Declaration of Extension of Fifth Judicial District Judicial Emergency (August 31, 2020)In re: Declaration of Extension of Fifth Judicial District Judicial Emergency (Aug. 31, 2020)	Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-024	Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of August 31, 2020), with the attached Order on Temporary Procedures Regarding Certain Residential Landlord Tenant ActionsIn re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Aug. 31, 2020)	Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-008	Third Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities (Indoor Dining and Theaters)Third Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses, Advising…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Sept. 8, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-090	Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional)County of Butler v. Wolf - Opinion (Document 79, 66 pages)	United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.)	Pennsylvania (federal district court, W.D. Pa.)Court	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-053	Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 56 of 2020In re: Residential Eviction Moratorium	Administrative Judge, Trial Division (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County)	First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division)Court	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-032	Supplemental Gatherings OrderSupplemental Emergency Order Regarding City Policy on Gatherings of Persons (Sept. 21, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-065	Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; restaurant self-certification to 50% indoor dining from Sept. 21, 2020)Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-066	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; self-certification)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-033	Further Amendment Regarding Indoor Dining Activities (Oct. 1, 2020)Further Amendment Regarding Indoor Dining Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses, Advising…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Oct. 1, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. PA-068	Order of the Governor Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief - Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant ProgramOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief-Mortgage and Rental…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-015	Press release, 'PUC Enhances Utility Protections for Families & Businesses Struggling with Financial Impact of COVID-19' (October 8, 2020), reporting the Commission's order modifying the March 13, 2020 Emergency OrderTermination moratorium lifted effective November 9, 2020 for customers able to pay; no terminations for residential customers within 300…	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Motion adopted at the October 8, 2020 public meeting; order entered at Docket M-2020-3019244)	Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Oct. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-015	Executive FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions Regarding These Orders (Amended Targeted Mitigation Orders)	Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. PA-019	Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (percentage-based event and gathering limits)Amendment to the Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-067	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (maximum occupancy calculator for events and gatherings)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011	Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report ResultsOrder Requiring Reporting of Antigen Test Results (health care providers, practitioners, employers and other entities administering…	Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health	Pennsylvania - Department of Health (State health department)State	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-034	Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020)Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-025	Order of Court of September 15, 2020: Resumption of Jury TrialsIn re: Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Resumption of Jury Trials)	Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge	Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)Court	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078	Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 20202021 PA Farm Show (virtual)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding)	Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (State agency; operator of the Pennsylvania Farm Show)State	Nov. 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Authorizing Commonwealth Agencies to Conduct Administrative Proceedings Online by Video or Telephonic Means (July 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-064)
Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor), Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-028)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (Targeted Mitigation Order) (July 15, 2020), sec. 4 (Teleworking) and sec. 2 (restaurant guidance incorporated) (Ex. PA-016)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (July 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-017)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase Order (July 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-029)
Rachel Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Long-Term Care Facilities to Implement Measures for Use and Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-014)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (second 90-day renewal) (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. PA-018)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Declaration of Extension of Fifth Judicial District Judicial Emergency (August 31, 2020) (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-023)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Amended Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of August 31, 2020), with the attached Order on Temporary Procedures Regarding Certain Residential Landlord Tenant Actions (Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-024)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Third Amendment Regarding Additional Permitted Activities (Indoor Dining and Theaters) (Sept. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-008)
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Stickman, J.), Opinion, County of Butler v. Wolf, No. 2:20-cv-00677-WSS, Doc. 79 (W.D. Pa. Sept. 14, 2020) (declaring the gathering limits, stay-at-home and business-closure components of the Governor's orders unconstitutional) (Ex. PA-090)
Administrative Judge, Trial Division (Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County), Trial Division Administrative Docket No. 56 of 2020 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-053)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Supplemental Gatherings Order (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-032)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; restaurant self-certification to 50% indoor dining from Sept. 21, 2020) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-065)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (11:00 p.m. alcohol cutoff; self-certification) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. PA-066)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Further Amendment Regarding Indoor Dining Activities (Oct. 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-033)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Staying the Application Deadline Under the COVID Relief - Mortgage and Rental Assistance Grant Program (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. PA-068)
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Motion adopted at the October 8, 2020 public meeting; order entered at Docket M-2020-3019244), Press release, 'PUC Enhances Utility Protections for Families & Businesses Struggling with Financial Impact of COVID-19' (October 8, 2020), reporting the Commission's order modifying the March 13, 2020 Emergency Order (Oct. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-015)
Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Executive FAQ (published PDF) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-015)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment to the Order of the Secretary Directing Mitigation Measures (percentage-based event and gathering limits) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-019)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (maximum occupancy calculator for events and gatherings) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-067)
Rachel L. Levine, MD, Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary of Health Requiring All Persons Submitting, Performing or Reporting COVID-19 Antigen Tests to Report Results (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-011)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-034)
Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge, Order of Court of September 15, 2020: Resumption of Jury Trials (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-025)
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (Secretary Russell Redding), Pennsylvania Farm Show website, '2021 PA Farm Show' (Secretary Redding's August 2020 announcement of a virtual 2021 Pennsylvania Farm Show; the Jan. 9-16, 2021 in-person show, the nation's largest indoor agricultural exposition, cancelled), as captured Nov. 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-078)