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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FOR-023	Notice No. 1 (Jan. 23, 2020): suspension of public transport and outbound travel from Wuhan; Hubei provincial lockdown; State Council extension of the Spring Festival holiday (Jan. 26-27, 2020) and staggered work resumption (Feb. 2020)Wuhan lockdown notice	Wuhan Municipal Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters (reported by Xinhua)	China - Hubei Province / WuhanForeign government	Jan. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantineSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076	NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)Inmate visitation suspended (Mar. 16, 2020); Board of Parole COVID-19 update (Mar. 17); Cornhusker State Industries redirected to hand…	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes)	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-107	LED Bulletin 20-02, Lawful Product Returns for Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 ConcernsBulletin 20-02: Lawful Product Returns For Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 Concerns	Colorado Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division	Colorado (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venuesSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031	NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021)Latest Information on COVID-19 Response (NCEES)	NCEES	All States; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (the council of the State engineering and surveying licensing boards, which administers the FE, PE, FS and PS examinations for every board)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-085	County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021)Lewis and Clark County COVID-19 emergency declaration and public health rules	Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer	Lewis and Clark County (Helena), MontanaCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113	ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020)ILCC COVID-19 Q&A on Executive Orders 2020-07 and 2020-10 (bars and restaurants closed to on-premises consumption; to-go and delivery)	Illinois Liquor Control Commission	Illinois (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AL-091	Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020)First Alabama COVID-19 order: gatherings suspended and restaurants, bars and other establishments closed to on-premises service in Jefferson…	Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D.	Jefferson County, AlabamaCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DE-002	First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyFirst Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat (restaurants, taverns…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MKE-052	Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021)Milwaukee County Administrative Orders on COVID-19 (index page as captured Nov. 23, 2021)	Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services)	Milwaukee County, WisconsinCounty	Mar. 16, 2020		Telework mandateFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-043	Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021	Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)	Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NM-077	K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22)School closure orders and PED reentry instruments	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart	New MexicoState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070	Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021)Coronavirus Update--ARE 5.0 (updated Feb. 3-4, 2021)	NCARB	All States; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (council of the 55 architectural licensing boards; administers the Architect Registration Examination)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-078	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and RestaurantsBars and nightclubs closed; dine-in service stopped effective 8 a.m. March 17, 2020	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-LAS-023	Mayor's order of Mar. 16, 2020 limiting or prohibiting operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums open to the general public in RenoCity of Reno closure order for bars, nightclubs, gyms and dine-in restaurants (announced Mar. 16, 2020)	Mayor Hillary Schieve (order under RMC 8.34.060 and the Mar. 13, 2020 emergency declaration)	City of Reno, NevadaCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHX-036	Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry)Arizona State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance (Husch Blackwell)	Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021)	Arizona (metro compilation; secondary source)County	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q4	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementCurfew and hours	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-051	Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation)County Executive Order 13 - Limits on Places of Public Accommodation	County Executive Sam Page	St. Louis County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-078	Health Officer Order closing bars and prohibiting dine-in restaurant service (drive-through, takeout and delivery permitted)Missoula City-County Health Officer Order of March 16, 2020	Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department	Missoula County (Missoula), MontanaCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-067	Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020Abatement order requiring restaurants and bars to limit food and beverage sales to carry-out, drive-through and delivery	Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen	North CarolinaSector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-117	Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020PLCB store closures and phased reopening (Mar. 17 - June 2020)	Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WI-035	Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more)Prohibiting mass gatherings of 10 or more people; closing bars and restaurants except for takeout and delivery	Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services	WisconsinState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-086	Public Health Emergency declaration (Mar. 18, 2020); Stay-At-Home Orders (first Mar. 23, 2020, extended to July and to the end of August 2020; six orders in total); nightly curfew and travel halt (June 2020), as recounted on the Tribe's COVID-19 Response and Resources pageCOVID-19 Response and Resources: The Local Response to a Global Pandemic (the Hopi Tribe's account of its emergency declaration…	The Hopi Tribe (Office of the Chairman; Hopi Emergency Response Team); account by the Hopi Media Specialist	Hopi Tribe (Hopi Reservation, Navajo and Coconino Counties, Arizona) - tribal governmentTribal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeTravel and quarantineCurfew 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. FOR-031	Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U.(A) 87/2020, Mar. 17, 2020] and Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 [P.U.(A) 91/2020, Mar. 18, 2020] - the Movement Control Order (MCO), as reproduced in Malaysian Bar Circular No. 066/2020Movement Control Order regulations	Minister of Health under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342); National Security Council (Movement Control Order)	MalaysiaForeign government	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source

Wuhan Municipal Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control Headquarters (reported by Xinhua), Notice No. 1 (Jan. 23, 2020): suspension of public transport and outbound travel from Wuhan; Hubei provincial lockdown; State Council extension of the Spring Festival holiday (Jan. 26-27, 2020) and staggered work resumption (Feb. 2020) (Ex. FOR-023)
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes), NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076)
Colorado Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division, LED Bulletin 20-02, Lawful Product Returns for Event Cancellations Attributable to COVID-19 Concerns (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-107)
NCEES, NCEES COVID-19 exam administration updates (chronology: April 2020 pencil-and-paper exams cancelled; Pearson VUE capacity limits through 2021; masks required at Pearson VUE centers from Dec. 1, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-031)
Lewis and Clark County Commissioners; Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health and Health Officer, County COVID-19 emergency declaration of March 13, 2020 (rescinded July 2021) and county public health rules (masks; gathering limits) tightened January 2021 and no longer enforced after HB 257 (May 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MT-085)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Illinois Liquor Control Commission, ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113)
Jefferson County Health Officer Mark E. Wilson, M.D, Order of the Jefferson County Health Officer suspending certain public gatherings (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AL-091)
Governor John C. Carney, First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-002)
Milwaukee County Executive (Administrative Orders of the County Executive and Department of Administrative Services), Milwaukee County COVID-19 County Policies and Procedures: Administrative Orders 20-3 (Telework, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-4 (Social Distancing, eff. 3/16/2020), 20-7v8 (response to confirmed cases, 8/19/2021), 20-13v10 (Service Risk and Re-Opening Requirements, eff. 7/1/2021), 20-14v7 (Universal Face Mask Policy, eff. 8/2/2021), 20-17v4 (Health Screening, eff. 7/15/2021), 21-1v3 (Expanded Paid Sick Leave, eff. 5/2/2021), 21-3v2 (Vaccine Mandate, eff. 10/8/2021) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-MKE-052)
Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners), Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-043)
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart, K-12 public school closure (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 16 through Apr. 3; extended Mar. 27, 2020 through the end of the 2019-20 school year) and PED 'Reentry Guidance' (June 20, 2020) and 'COVID-19 Response Toolkit for New Mexico's Public Schools' (2021-22) (Ex. NM-077)
NCARB, Coronavirus Update - ARE 5.0 (chronology from March 2020: Prometric test centers closed; ARE appointments cancelled; seat credits; masks required at test centers; online proctoring launched Nov. 16, 2020; continued closures and short-notice cancellations into 2021) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-070)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and Restaurants (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-078)
Mayor Hillary Schieve (order under RMC 8.34.060 and the Mar. 13, 2020 emergency declaration), Mayor's order of Mar. 16, 2020 limiting or prohibiting operations of dine-in restaurant service, bars and nightclubs, and gymnasiums open to the general public in Reno (Ex. MET-LAS-023)
Husch Blackwell LLP, 'Arizona: State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance' tracker (law-firm tracker; capture Feb. 4, 2021), Tracker entries: City of Phoenix Mayor's emergency declaration (Mar. 17, 2020); City of Tucson Mayor's proclamations (Mar. 17 and Mar. 30, 2020 entries); Tucson curfew ordinance (Dec. 3, 2020 entry); Maricopa and Pima face-covering rules (June 22, 2020 entry) (Ex. MET-PHX-036)
County Executive Sam Page, Executive Order No. 13 (Limits on Places of Public Accommodation) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-051)
Ellen Leahy, Health Officer, Missoula City-County Health Department, Health Officer Order closing bars and prohibiting dine-in restaurant service (drive-through, takeout and delivery permitted) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MT-078)
Secretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen, Order of Abatement of Imminent Hazard (restaurants and bars), March 17, 2020 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. NC-067)
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-117)
Andrea Palm, Secretary-designee, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Emergency Order #5 (March 17, 2020) (superseding Emergency Order #4 of March 16, 2020, gatherings of 50 or more) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. WI-035)
The Hopi Tribe (Office of the Chairman; Hopi Emergency Response Team); account by the Hopi Media Specialist, Public Health Emergency declaration (Mar. 18, 2020); Stay-At-Home Orders (first Mar. 23, 2020, extended to July and to the end of August 2020; six orders in total); nightly curfew and travel halt (June 2020), as recounted on the Tribe's COVID-19 Response and Resources page (Ex. AGY-TRIBAL-086)
Governor John C. Carney, Second Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. DE-003)
Minister of Health under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342); National Security Council (Movement Control Order), Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Declaration of Infected Local Areas) Order 2020 [P.U.(A) 87/2020, Mar. 17, 2020] and Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020 [P.U.(A) 91/2020, Mar. 18, 2020] - the Movement Control Order (MCO), as reproduced in Malaysian Bar Circular No. 066/2020 (Ex. FOR-031)

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