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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-090	Director's letter to bingo and gaming licensees re: Public Health Emergency Order to Limit Mass Gatherings Due to COVID-19Licensees advised not to allow more than 100 persons to gather on their premises, including bingo occasions and normal gaming operations…	New Mexico Gaming Control Board, Acting Executive Director Cynthia M. Ortega-Armijo	New Mexico Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-024	Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020)Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction	DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan	Virginia; DPOR (all regulatory boards, including the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-009	Letter to Regulatory Representatives of Illinois Public Utilities re Termination of Utility Service and Tracking of Costs during Public Health EmergencyDirective urging every Illinois public utility to cease disconnections for non-payment and suspend late payment fees until May 1, 2020, and…	Illinois Commerce Commission, Acting Executive Director Jim Zolnierek	Illinois (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AR-045	ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020) (directive)Directive barring visitation and restricting entry at long-term-care facilities	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AR-074	ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020), as posted on the ADH directives page through summer 2020 ('directive_long_term_care')Long-term-care visitation prohibition and screening directive (second copy of the March 13, 2020 text)	Secretary of Health and Secretary of Human Services	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. CT-059	DPH Order to nursing home facilities, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitals implementing 30-day visitor restrictionsOrder restricting entrance into nursing homes, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitals	Department of Public Health (Commissioner Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell)	ConnecticutSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DC-083	OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020)Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding	Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)	District of ColumbiaSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MN-057	Board of Dentistry 'COVID-19 (Coronavirus)' resource page: Pandemic Response Updates (Mar. 13 to May 7, 2020), 'Recommendation on Limitation of Practice', 'Implementation Plan for Management and Treatment of Non-emergent and Elective Dental Care' templatesBoard of Dentistry COVID-19 Pandemic Response Updates	Minnesota Board of Dentistry	MinnesotaSector regulator	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. NJ-083	Department of Health memorandum to Home Health Agency and Hospice Administrators, Temporary Operational Waivers during a State of EmergencyHome health agencies and hospices may serve outside licensed geography without prior approval during the State of Emergency, subject to…	Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health	New JerseySector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SC-039	Restriction of visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facilities (directive to DHEC)Nursing-home and assisted-living visitation restriction	South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), acting under the Governor's directive	South CarolinaSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-001	QSO-20-14-NH (REVISED)Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (REVISED)	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes)Sector regulator	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. WV-075	Emergency Order 20-EO-01Declaration of a COVID-19 insurance emergency; suspension of claim-handling time frames under 114 CSR 14; remote adjusting directed	Insurance Commissioner James A. Dodrill	West VirginiaSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050	Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions)TMB COVID-19 Response page: chronology of the Board's emergency rules and waivers, Mar. 14 - July 1, 2020	Texas Medical Board	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	July 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. FL-088	FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (commercial motor vehicles) (Mar. 14, 2020)COVID-19 Emergency Order (Pursuant to Executive Order 20-52): suspension of registration, IFTA/IRP and hours-of-service enforcement for…	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes	FloridaSector regulator	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-063	Commission order that casinos comply with the ODH directive on large gatherings (closure of Ohio's four casinos and seven racinos from March 13-14, 2020) and 'Responsible Restart Ohio - Gaming Facilities Remain Closed' (May 2020); reopening June 19, 2020Casino and racino closure, March 2020 to June 19, 2020	Ohio Casino Control Commission; Ohio Lottery Commission (racinos)	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029	Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge ParkUnanimous vote to temporarily suspend operation at the Commonwealth's three casino properties; gaming floors close to patrons at 5:59 a.m.…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein)	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. FL-087	FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (driver licenses and ID cards) (Mar. 15, 2020)COVID-19 Emergency Order (Pursuant to Executive Order 20-52): thirty-day extension of driver licenses and ID cards expiring Mar. 16-Apr. 15…	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes	FloridaSector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. OH-056	Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists (Board notice)Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists	Ohio State Dental Board	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. VT-066	Insurance Bulletin No. 210 (revised May 13, 2020)COVID-19 Prescription Drug Refills (30-day supply directed)	Department of Financial Regulation	VermontSector regulator	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. WI-042	OCI Bulletin, March 15, 2020Regulatory Flexibility Regarding COVID-19	Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance	WisconsinSector regulator	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-043	DBPR Emergency Order 2020-01Emergency Order 2020-01 (tolling of March and April 2020 license renewal deadlines and continuing-education conditions)	Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Secretary Halsey Beshears	Florida (State business and alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
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. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-048	COVID-19 News notice (Commission website): closure of all licensed casinos and charitable gaming licenseesAll Mississippi licensed casinos to close at midnight March 16, 2020; all charitable gaming licensees to cease operations by 8:00 a.m. March…	Mississippi Gaming Commission	Mississippi Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Primary source read

New Mexico Gaming Control Board, Acting Executive Director Cynthia M. Ortega-Armijo, Director's letter to bingo and gaming licensees re: Public Health Emergency Order to Limit Mass Gatherings Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-090)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
DPOR Director Mary Broz-Vaughan, Temporary Waiver of Regulations that Prohibit or Limit Online, Electronic, or Distance Theoretical Instruction (effective Mar. 13, 2020; amended May 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-024)
Illinois Commerce Commission, Acting Executive Director Jim Zolnierek, Letter to Regulatory Representatives of Illinois Public Utilities re Termination of Utility Service and Tracking of Costs during Public Health Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-009)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020) (directive) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AR-045)
Secretary of Health and Secretary of Human Services, ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020), as posted on the ADH directives page through summer 2020 ('directive_long_term_care') (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AR-074)
Department of Public Health (Commissioner Renee D. Coleman-Mitchell), DPH Order to nursing home facilities, residential care homes and chronic disease hospitals implementing 30-day visitor restrictions (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. CT-059)
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), OSSE, Child Care Provider Closures and Public Funding (issued March 13, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. DC-083)
Minnesota Board of Dentistry, Board of Dentistry 'COVID-19 (Coronavirus)' resource page: Pandemic Response Updates (Mar. 13 to May 7, 2020), 'Recommendation on Limitation of Practice', 'Implementation Plan for Management and Treatment of Non-emergent and Elective Dental Care' templates (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MN-057)
Judith M. Persichilli, Commissioner of Health, Department of Health memorandum to Home Health Agency and Hospice Administrators, Temporary Operational Waivers during a State of Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NJ-083)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), acting under the Governor's directive, Restriction of visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facilities (directive to DHEC) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SC-039)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, QSO-20-14-NH (REVISED) (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-001)
Insurance Commissioner James A. Dodrill, Emergency Order 20-EO-01 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. WV-075)
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)
Texas Medical Board, Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes, FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (commercial motor vehicles) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. FL-088)
Ohio Casino Control Commission; Ohio Lottery Commission (racinos), Commission order that casinos comply with the ODH directive on large gatherings (closure of Ohio's four casinos and seven racinos from March 13-14, 2020) and 'Responsible Restart Ohio - Gaming Facilities Remain Closed' (May 2020); reopening June 19, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. OH-063)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (Chair Cathy Judd-Stein), Commission vote and release: MGC Temporarily Suspends Operations at Encore, MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-029)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes, FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (driver licenses and ID cards) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. FL-087)
Ohio State Dental Board, Important COVID-19 Message for Dentists (Board notice) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-056)
Department of Financial Regulation, Insurance Bulletin No. 210 (revised May 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-066)
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, OCI Bulletin, March 15, 2020 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. WI-042)
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Secretary Halsey Beshears, DBPR Emergency Order 2020-01 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-043)
Illinois Liquor Control Commission, ILCC COVID19 Q&A (March 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-113)
Mississippi Gaming Commission, COVID-19 News notice (Commission website): closure of all licensed casinos and charitable gaming licensees (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-048)

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