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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-042	ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020)Civil directive limiting operations of Arkansas casinos	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-017	Executive Order 21-14Executive Order to Declare a Statewide Public Health Emergency for the Purpose of Meeting and Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on the…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	July 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AR-038	Secretary of Health Directive (Order), Limitations on Gatherings 10 people / 6 feetDirective prohibiting gatherings of more than ten in any confined indoor or outdoor space	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-001	Executive Order 20-03Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-049	ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020)Casino reopening at 33 percent capacity with an approved plan	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-060	ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020)Statewide face-covering requirement on every person in Arkansas	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	July 18, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-047	ADH Directive for Travelers from 'Hot Spot' and International Locations (effective May 14, 2020)Directive requiring fourteen-day quarantine of travelers arriving from designated hot-spot locations	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-066	ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended)Indoor venues over ten attendees require a plan approved by the Secretary of Health	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-014	Executive Order 21-03Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19 (renewal to March 31, 2021…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-022	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam)Per curiam resuming hearings from May 18, 2020 by video, audio or in person under Department of Health gathering limits	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AR-028	In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam)Per curiam ending the jury-trial suspension effective May 1, 2021 and requiring courts to follow Department of Health face-covering and…	Supreme Court of Arkansas	ArkansasCourt	Apr. 8, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AR-048	ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020, Phase 1 text)Directive continuing distancing protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies and the lodging and travel limits	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-080	2021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…	Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	July 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-035	ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-036	ADH Directive to Dentists to suspend non-emergent dental care (March 23, 2020)Directive limiting dental practice to emergency care	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AR-050	ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020), Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020Directive imposing operating protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies; lifting the lodging-guest limits and the…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-059	ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Procedures, Phase IV (effective May 25, 2020; testing timeframe revised July 6; pre-procedure testing rescinded effective Aug. 1, 2020)Elective procedures: history of the April 27 resumption and its testing conditions; symptomatic-patient testing, contact exclusion and…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	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. AR-044	ADH Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Hospitals (March 11, 2020)Voluntary, suggested screening criteria for hospital employees and visitors; review of visitation criteria	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AR-058	ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Dental Services (revised June 22, 2020)Dental resumption conditioned on screening, masking, aerosol controls, modified waiting rooms and longer appointments	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-062	ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020Face-covering directive as amended October 5, 2020 (the version in force through Q4 2020 and Q1 2021)	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Oct. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-070	ADH Face Coverings Guidance (directive issued July 18, 2020; modified Aug. 26 and Oct. 5, 2020; 'Converted to Guidance Effective April 1, 2021')The face-covering directive in its guidance form, fixing the mandate's end at March 31, 2021	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. AR-037	ADH Directive, Barber, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Medical Spa Establishments and SchoolsDirective closing personal-care establishments and their schools	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AR-051	ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Restaurant dine-in at one-third then 66 percent of seating with masking, distancing and service rules	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read

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, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Civil Directive to Limit Operations of Arkansas Casinos for two weeks (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AR-042)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 21-14 (July 29, 2021) (Ex. AR-017)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, Secretary of Health Directive (Order), Limitations on Gatherings 10 people / 6 feet (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AR-038)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-001)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. AR-049)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Directive (issued July 18, 2020, effective July 20, 2020) (Ex. AR-060)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Travelers from 'Hot Spot' and International Locations (effective May 14, 2020) (Ex. AR-047)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended) (Jan. 2, 2021) (Ex. AR-066)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 21-03 (Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. AR-014)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. AR-022)
Supreme Court of Arkansas, In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Resumption of Jury Trials, 2021 Ark. 72 (per curiam) (Apr. 8, 2021) (Ex. AR-028)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020, Phase 1 text) (Ex. AR-048)
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of Health, 2021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021) (Ex. AR-080)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive of March 19, 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AR-035)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive to Dentists to suspend non-emergent dental care (March 23, 2020) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AR-036)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020), Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020 (Ex. AR-050)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Procedures, Phase IV (effective May 25, 2020; testing timeframe revised July 6; pre-procedure testing rescinded effective Aug. 1, 2020) (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. AR-059)
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)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Hospitals (March 11, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-044)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Dental Services (revised June 22, 2020) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-058)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Directive, modified October 5, 2020 (Oct. 5, 2020) (Ex. AR-062)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Face Coverings Guidance (directive issued July 18, 2020; modified Aug. 26 and Oct. 5, 2020; 'Converted to Guidance Effective April 1, 2021') (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. AR-070)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive, Barber, Body Art, Cosmetology, Massage Therapy and Medical Spa Establishments and Schools (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AR-037)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-051)

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