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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-MSP-031	Emergency Executive Order 2020-27Extending EEO 2020-10 (outdoor uses) with snow-emergency and two-inch snowfall termination conditions on C-19 right-of-way permits	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Sept. 22, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-032	Emergency Executive Order 2020-32Extending EEO 2020-10; reinstating expired C-19 right-of-way permits until a snow emergency or further notice	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Oct. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MN-030	Emergency Executive Order 20-94Authorizing the Commissioner of Education to Take Action to Improve the Education of Minnesota Students During the 2020-2021 School Year	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MN-031	Emergency Executive Order 20-96Restricting Social Gatherings, Celebrations, and the Hours and Operations of Bars, Restaurants, and Venues to Prevent Further Spread of…	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-GM-015	Register for the 2020 CHS Annual Meeting (abbreviated virtual meeting, Dec. 3, 2020)CHS Inc. Annual Meeting (farmer-owned cooperative)	CHS Inc.	Minneapolis (usual); virtual in 2020, MNOrganizer	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MN-032	Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-046	Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Nov. 20, 2020)Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-033	Emergency Executive Order 2020-40Inactive status for licenses of businesses not operating under Emergency Executive Order 20-99 closures (rescinding EEO 2020-37 of Nov. 21…	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-034	Emergency Executive Order 2020-41Extending EEO 2020-10 subject to Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (pause of all on-site food and beverage service, indoors and outdoors)	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-016	Attorney General statement, 'State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools' (Dec. 16, 2020)State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools: enforcement authority and penalties for violations of Executive Orders (AG, MDH, DLI…	Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Office of the Attorney General)	MinnesotaState	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-033	Emergency Executive Order 20-103Extending and Modifying Executive Order 20-99	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Dec. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-022	Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-014	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-20Rules for third-party food delivery platforms (consent, 15 percent commission cap, disclosures)	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-017	State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020)Temporary Injunction: State's request granted; Defendant's request to dissolve the temporary restraining order denied; Executive Order 20-99…	Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams)	Minnesota (Dakota County, First Judicial District)Court	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-018	Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458Snell v. Walz (Snell II): the Emergency Management Act authorizes the declaration of a peacetime emergency in response to a pandemic; no…	Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part)	MinnesotaCourt	May 10, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2020-27 (Sept. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-031)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2020-32 (Oct. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-032)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-94 (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-030)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-96 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. MN-031)
CHS Inc, Register for the 2020 CHS Annual Meeting (abbreviated virtual meeting, Dec. 3, 2020) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-GM-015)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. MN-032)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Governing the Continuing Operations of the Minnesota Judicial Branch, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed Nov. 20, 2020) (Ex. MN-046)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2020-40 (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-033)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2020-41 (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-034)
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Office of the Attorney General), Attorney General statement, 'State of Minnesota Executive Order Enforcement Tools' (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-016)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020) (Ex. MN-033)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020) (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-022)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-20 (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-014)
Minnesota District Court, First Judicial District, Dakota County (Hon. Jerome B. Abrams), State of Minnesota v. Alibi Drinkery, LLC, No. 19HA-CV-20-4167, Temporary Injunction with incorporated memorandum (filed Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MN-017)
Supreme Court of Minnesota (Moore, III, J.; Anderson, J., concurring; Procaccini, J., took no part), Snell v. Walz, No. A21-0626 (Minn. May 10, 2024), 6 N.W.3d 458 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-018)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)

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