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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-119	Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020Statewide K-12 school closure (Mar. 13 - end of the 2019-2020 school year)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-139	Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021)Pennsylvania hospital daily reporting order and its Aug. 13, 2021 amendment	Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-117	Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-110	Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1)Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-111	Amendment of Apr. 27, 2020 permitting golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds to reopen May 1, 2020, and moving the construction restart to May 1, 2020Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 27, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-09-009	Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020)April 20, 2020 amendments to the Business Closure Orders	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070	Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-116	Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020)Orders of the Secretary of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 8 and June 26, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-14-022	Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension)Order Related to Foreclosures and Evictions	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 9, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
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
Ex. PA-113	Amendment of Dec. 9, 2020 to the Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel (quarantine period reduced to 10 days)Amended Order of the Secretary for Mitigation Relating to Travel (Dec. 9, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-114	Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Mar. 2021)	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-112	Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal)Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 20, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-109	Announcement of May 4, 2021: all mitigation orders except masking to be lifted May 31, 2021; masking order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinatedWolf Administration to Lift Mitigation Orders on Memorial Day, Masking Order Once 70% of Pennsylvania Adults Fully Vaccinated	Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health (announcement)	PennsylvaniaState	May 4, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-107	Reinstatement of the unemployment compensation work-search requirement for the benefit week beginning July 18, 2021 (release 'L&I to Restart Unemployment Benefit Work Search Requirements in July')L&I to Restart Unemployment Benefit Work Search Requirements in July	Department of Labor & Industry	PennsylvaniaState	May 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-137	'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testing	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-108	Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinatedGov. Wolf Announces Vaccine or Test Requirement for Commonwealth Employees in Health Care and High-Risk Congregate Facilities	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees)	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-115	Amendment of May 2021 to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated or on June 28, 2021; Section 5 mitigation measures tied to the May 31, 2021 sunset)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (May 2021)	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState		2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Tom Wolf, Statewide closure of all K-12 schools announced Mar. 13, 2020 (effective Mar. 16 for ten business days), extended Mar. 23 and Mar. 30, 2020, and made permanent for the 2019-2020 school year Apr. 9, 2020 (Ex. PA-119)
Secretary / Acting Secretary of Health, Order of the Secretary Requiring Hospitals to Make Daily Reports of Specified Data Regarding Supplies and Equipment (Mar. 24, 2020), as amended July 10, 2020, Jan. 27, 2021 (SEC-01-094) and Aug. 13, 2021 (effective Aug. 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-139)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf, Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendments (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-117)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1) (Ex. PA-110)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment of Apr. 27, 2020 permitting golf courses, marinas, guided fishing trips and privately owned campgrounds to reopen May 1, 2020, and moving the construction restart to May 1, 2020 (Ex. PA-111)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health, Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-009)
Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega), Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopens (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. PA-116)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-022)
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)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment of Dec. 9, 2020 to the Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel (quarantine period reduced to 10 days) (Ex. PA-113)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021) (Mar. 16, 2021) (Ex. PA-114)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (fifth renewal) (May 20, 2021) (Ex. PA-112)
Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health (announcement), Announcement of May 4, 2021: all mitigation orders except masking to be lifted May 31, 2021; masking order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated (Ex. PA-109)
Department of Labor & Industry, Reinstatement of the unemployment compensation work-search requirement for the benefit week beginning July 18, 2021 (release 'L&I to Restart Unemployment Benefit Work Search Requirements in July') (May 24, 2021) (Ex. PA-107)
Governor Tom Wolf, 'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-137)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees), Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinated (Ex. PA-108)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Amendment of May 2021 to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated or on June 28, 2021; Section 5 mitigation measures tied to the May 31, 2021 sunset) (Ex. PA-115)

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