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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BNA-023	Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or MasksAmended and Restated Order 8 (face coverings; businesses shall require; K-12 schools shall require)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 9, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-043	Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1COVID-19 Face Covering Regulation (Health Department regulation replacing Board of Health Regulation 2020-1)	Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 12, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-045	Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-ACOVID-19 Business Guidelines Resolution (post-regulation guidance)	Knox County Health Department	Knox County, TennesseeCounty	Apr. 23, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TN-032	Executive Order No. 80An Order Amending Executive Order No. 77	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Apr. 27, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-003	BMN Operators Vendors Share Highlights of 2021 EXPO OrlandoUMA Motorcoach EXPO (United Motorcoach Association annual trade show and convention)	United Motorcoach Association (UMA)	Orlando (2021; Orange County Convention Center); Nashville (2020; Music City Center), FL (2021); TN (2020)Organizer	Apr. 29, 2021	2021 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-024	Order 15 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: ReopeningOrder 15 (rescinding Order 14 and Twelfth Amended and Restated Order 10; end of Nashville's business orders)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-025	Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks GuidanceOrder 16 (rescinding the face-covering order effective noon May 14, 2021)	Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health	Nashville and Davidson County, TennesseeCounty	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TN-050	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering RequirementsOrder Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	May 14, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-001	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201Power to quarantine	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-003	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609Orders of county health officer (quarantine of a place or person; closure of a public establishment, facility, or building)	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-004	Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-603Establishment of county health department - County health director - County health officer	Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute)	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-016	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15Authority Issues Involving County Health Departments	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. TN-033	Executive Order No. 81Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal Compliance	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	May 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. TN-065	Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575)An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated... relative to public health (county boards of health advisory; prohibition on government COVID-19…	Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee	TennesseeState	June 2, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Vaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-GM-020	NECA 2021 LIVE Convention & Trade Show: 'in-person, this fall in Nashville... Oct. 9-12, 2021' (as captured June 21, 2021)NECA Convention and Trade Show (electrical contractors)	National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)	Chicago (2020, scheduled 'this October'); Nashville (2021, Oct. 9-12, 2021), IL (2020); TN (2021)Organizer	June 21, 2021	2021 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-058	Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 13, 2021)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	July 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-059	Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021Extension of the Limited Local State of Emergency (July 20, 2021)	Mayor Jim Strickland	City of Memphis, TennesseeCity	July 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. TN-034	Executive Order No. 82Limited State of Emergency to Facilitate Recovery and Federal Compliance	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-075	Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19 (hospital capacity and licensure flexibilities)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-035	Executive Order No. 83An Order to Facilitate the Continued Response to COVID-19	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 6, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-050	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools (parental opt-out)	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. TN-036	Executive Order No. 84An Order Regarding Mask Requirements in Schools	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TN-051	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting BusinessOrder Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-076	Shelby County Health Order No. 25Health Order No. 25 (August 2021: countywide indoor mask requirement reimposed; Executive Order No. 84 treated as an exception for school…	Shelby County Health Department	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-084	G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62)Fee order reciting the Shelby County school-mask injunction history (TRO September 3, 2021; preliminary injunction September 17, 2021…	Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge	Shelby County, Tennessee (United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee)Court	Nov. 7, 2023	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read

Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Amended and Restated Order 8 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Cloth Face Coverings or Masks (Apr. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-023)
Dr. Martha Buchanan, Knox County Health Officer and Knox County Health Director, Knox County Health Department Regulation 2021-1 (Apr. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-043)
Knox County Health Department, Knox County Health Department Resolution 2021-A (Apr. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-045)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 80 (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. TN-032)
United Motorcoach Association (UMA), BMN Operators Vendors Share Highlights of 2021 EXPO Orlando (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. SEC-21-GM-003)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 15 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Reopening (May 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-024)
Dr. Gill C. Wright, III, Interim Chief Medical Director of Health, Order 16 from the Interim Chief Medical Director: Rescinding Amended and Restated Order 8, Cloth Face Coverings or Masks Guidance (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-025)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying Capacity, Distancing, and Facial Covering Requirements (May 14, 2021) (Ex. TN-050)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); administered by the Commissioner of Health, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-1-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-001)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute); exercised by county health officers, Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-609 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-003)
Tennessee General Assembly (codified statute), Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 68-2-603 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TN-004)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 21-15 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. DUT-TN-016)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 81 (May 28, 2021) (Ex. TN-033)
Tennessee General Assembly (112th), signed by Governor Lee, Public Chapter No. 550 (2021) (SB 858 / HB 575) (June 2, 2021) (Ex. TN-065)
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), NECA 2021 LIVE Convention & Trade Show: 'in-person, this fall in Nashville... Oct. 9-12, 2021' (as captured June 21, 2021) (Ex. SEC-09-GM-020)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 25-2021 (July 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-058)
Mayor Jim Strickland, Executive Order Extending Limited Local State of Emergency No. 26-2021 (July 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-059)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 82 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. TN-034)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 83 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-075)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 83 (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. TN-035)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-050)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. TN-036)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Encouraging Facial Coverings and Alternative Methods of Conducting Business (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. TN-051)
Shelby County Health Department, Shelby County Health Order No. 25 (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-BNA-076)
Hon. Sheryl H. Lipman, United States District Judge, G.S. v. Lee, No. 2:21-cv-02552-SHL-atc (W.D. Tenn.), Order granting attorney's fees and post-judgment interest (Doc. 148, filed Nov. 7, 2023), reciting the TRO of Sept. 3, 2021 (2021 WL 4057812) and the preliminary injunction of Sept. 17, 2021 (Doc. 62) (Ex. MET-BNA-084)

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