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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. VT-098	Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG')All remaining State COVID-19 restrictions lifted (Vermont Forward Step 4)	Governor Philip B. Scott	VermontState	June 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. KS-026	Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Recommends Communities Move into Phase 3 of Ad Astra Plan'Phase 3 recommended for Monday, June 8, 2020	Office of the Governor (press release)	KansasState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-031	Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance)Governor Kate Brown Announces Two-Week Pause on Social Activities to Help Stop Rapid Spread of COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27)	Oregon (Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson and Umatilla Counties)State	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-111	Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release)Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (May 10, 2020)	Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020)	Prince William County and Northern VirginiaCounty	May 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DCM-081	Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement)Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (March 30, 2020)	Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz	Arlington County, VirginiaCounty	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-030	News release: St. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery PlanSt. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery Plan	County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release)	St. Charles County, MissouriCounty	June 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-002	Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250Ban on large gatherings in effect; Multnomah County, Portland declare states of emergency	Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. VT-092	Governor's release, Small Modification Made to COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions for Upcoming HolidaysRestrictions on outdoor recreation and youth sports reduced (December 22, 2020)	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. HI-074	Press reproduction, Governor David Ige unveils 7th Supplemental Proclamation (complete text)Maui Now: complete text of the Seventh Supplementary Proclamation with county reopening notes (May 5, 2020)	Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Seventh Supplementary Proclamation)	HawaiiState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-088	Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Executive Orders' (Mar. 31, 2021)Release describing the Apr. 6, 2021 conversion of the mask mandate to an advisory, the retained requirements for State buildings, testing…	Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release)	IndianaState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirement	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. DUT-MS-005	Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…	Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empowered	MississippiState	Feb. 2, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ME-091	Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020)COVID-19 Resources: City Aligns Emergency Order with State	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-077	Missouri State Fair 2020 (Aug. 13-23, 2020) schedule of cancellations: gate admission, carnival, grandstand, State Fair Arena, free entertainment, Budweiser Stage, special contests, exhibitor admission and the Governor's Ham Breakfast cancelled; youth-in-agriculture livestock competitions retained, as captured Aug. 7, 2020Missouri State Fair, Aug 13-23 2020: Canceled (all public events; youth livestock shows only)	Missouri State Fair Commission	Missouri State Fair Commission, Missouri Department of Agriculture (State agency)State	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152	Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREENCNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021; effective June 18, 2021)	Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / CHCC / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorial	June 17, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-007	Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approvalMultnomah County must wait to reopen as Governor pauses further reopening statewide	Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020)	Multnomah County, OregonCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-149	Release: Temporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUETemporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUE (September 6, 2020)	Governor Ralph DLG. Torres	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorial	Sept. 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-003	Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencySecond Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (take-out alcohol; closure of bowling alleys, movie theaters, fitness…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-089	Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies' (law-firm description)Local health orders more stringent than the Governor's executive order require approval of the county or city legislative body; appeal…	Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 5, 2021), as described in Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 'The 2021 Indiana General Assembly in Review' (June 30, 2021)	IndianaState	May 10, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-084	Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeksCascade City-County Health Officer Order of November 20, 2020, as continued and amended	Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments)	Cascade County, MontanaCounty	Nov. 20, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. SEC-14-070	Suspension of Tex. Gov't Code 406.016 and related statutes (Apr. 8 and Apr. 27, 2020) permitting appearance before a notary by videoconference for wills, powers of attorney and real estate instrumentsGovernor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference For Real Estate…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AK-047	ABC Board emergency regulations permitting curbside pickup and home delivery of alcoholic beverages (adopted Apr. 8, 2020; filed and effective Apr. 16, 2020), as summarized by Stoel Rives LLPCurbside Pickup and Home Delivery for Alaska Licensees (emergency regulations)	Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office); Lieutenant Governor (filing); Governor (suspension of statutes)	AlaskaSector regulator	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Alcohol and barsOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-037	Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home)Clackamas County reacts to two-week pause to fight COVID-19	Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present)	Clackamas County, OregonCounty	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WA-103	Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements (convention and conference centers, hotel meeting spaces, event centers, fairgrounds, arenas)Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements	Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq.	WashingtonState	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Philip B. Scott, Governor's directive of June 14, 2021 to the Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (image posted by the Governor's office as 'CovidRestrictionsLiftedDirective.PNG') (Ex. VT-098)
Office of the Governor (press release), Governor's release: 'Governor Laura Kelly Recommends Communities Move into Phase 3 of Ad Astra Plan' (June 5, 2020) (Ex. KS-026)
Governor Kate Brown (implemented through OHA guidance under EO 20-27), Two-Week Pause on Social Activities (Governor's announcement of Nov. 6, 2020; OHA guidance) (Ex. OR-031)
Prince William County (release describing the localities' joint letter of May 10, 2020), Northern Virginia Localities Urge Governor to Set Regional Targets for Reopening (county news release) (May 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-111)
Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey and County Manager Mark Schwartz, Arlington Requires Compliance with Governor's Stay at Home Order (county directive and enforcement statement) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-081)
County Executive Steve Ehlmann (release), News release: St. Charles County to Follow Phase 2 of Governor's COVID Recovery Plan (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-030)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, Small Modification Made to COVID-19 Gathering Restrictions for Upcoming Holidays (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. VT-092)
Maui Now (reproducing the Governor's Seventh Supplementary Proclamation), Press reproduction, Governor David Ige unveils 7th Supplemental Proclamation (complete text) (May 5, 2020) (Ex. HI-074)
Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb (news release), Governor's release, 'Gov. Holcomb Signs COVID-19 Executive Orders' (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. IN-088)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Related to Foreclosures and Evictions (extension) (July 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-022)
Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-005)
City of Portland, Amended emergency order incorporating the Governor's orders (as of May 4, 2020) (Ex. ME-091)
Missouri State Fair Commission, Missouri State Fair 2020 (Aug. 13-23, 2020) schedule of cancellations: gate admission, carnival, grandstand, State Fair Arena, free entertainment, Budweiser Stage, special contests, exhibitor admission and the Governor's Ham Breakfast cancelled; youth-in-agriculture livestock competitions retained, as captured Aug. 7, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-077)
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation and the Governor's COVID-19 Task Force, Release: CNMI moves to Community Vulnerability Level GREEN (June 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-152)
Governor Kate Brown (statewide one-week pause on county reopening); Multnomah County (Phase 1 application of June 5, 2020), Statewide one-week pause on further county reopening (June 11, 2020), holding Multnomah County in the EO 20-25 baseline (stay-home directives) pending Phase 1 approval (Ex. MET-PDX-007)
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, Release: Temporary Restrictions Lifted; CNMI Returns to Community Vulnerability Level BLUE (Sept. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-149)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-003)
Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 5, 2021), as described in Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 'The 2021 Indiana General Assembly in Review' (June 30, 2021), Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies' (law-firm description) (May 10, 2021) (Ex. IN-089)
Trisha Gardner, Public Health Officer, Cascade City-County Health Department; Board of Health (Jan. 20, 2021 amendments), Order of Health Officer of Nov. 20, 2020 (mirroring the Governor's Nov. 17 Directive: gatherings 25 without distancing / 50 with distancing; 50 percent capacity; 10 p.m. closing; masks and distancing required of all businesses), continued Jan. 6, 2021 and loosened effective 5:00 a.m. Jan. 22, 2021 (75 percent capacity; 12:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. closure; events of 250 indoor / 500 outdoor with approved plans; gathering caps and masks retained) until the case rate is at or below 25 per 100,000 for four consecutive weeks (Ex. MT-084)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott, Suspension of Tex. Gov't Code 406.016 and related statutes (Apr. 8 and Apr. 27, 2020) permitting appearance before a notary by videoconference for wills, powers of attorney and real estate instruments (Ex. SEC-14-070)
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office); Lieutenant Governor (filing); Governor (suspension of statutes), ABC Board emergency regulations permitting curbside pickup and home delivery of alcoholic beverages (adopted Apr. 8, 2020; filed and effective Apr. 16, 2020), as summarized by Stoel Rives LLP (Ex. AK-047)
Governor Kate Brown (Two-Week Pause); Clackamas County (Chair Jim Bernard; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present), Two-Week Pause applied to Clackamas County, Nov. 11-25, 2020 (long-term care visitation halted; restaurant and bar patrons reduced; indoor groups capped at six; work from home) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-037)
Governor Jay Inslee (Office of the Governor), requirements incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq, Miscellaneous Venues COVID-19 Requirements (convention and conference centers, hotel meeting spaces, event centers, fairgrounds, arenas) (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. WA-103)

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