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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-022	Memorandum of February 2, 2021, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021)Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	United States (President; FEMA)Federal	Feb. 2, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-008	Memorandum of February 2, 2021Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021)	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (memorandum to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FEMA Administrator)	United StatesFederal	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. FED-151	Notice; Major Disaster Declarations (100 percent cost share for all COVID-19 declarations)Notice; Major Disaster Declarations, 86 Fed. Reg. 71512 (Dec. 16, 2021)	Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS	United States (all COVID-19 major disaster declarations)Federal	Dec. 16, 2021		Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-001	MSIB 01-20Novel Coronavirus Precautions	Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate (CG-5PC)	United States Coast Guard (federal agency, Department of Homeland Security); nationwideFederal	Jan. 24, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-041	U.S. Maritime Alert 2020-002A2020-002A-Global-Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security	Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation; global (U.S.-flag and U.S.-interest shipping)Federal	Jan. 24, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. FED-010	Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel CoronavirusDetermination that a Public Health Emergency Exists	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Jan. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-019	Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020, effective Jan. 27, 2020) and renewals (Apr. 21, July 23, Oct. 2, 2020; Jan. 7, Apr. 15, July 19, Oct. 15, 2021)Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists	Secretary of HHS	United StatesFederal	Jan. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-026	Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (Jan. 30, 2020)Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Matthew P. Donovan)	Department of Defense (department-wide)Federal	Jan. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)Determination of Public Health Emergency	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-040	Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020)Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-180	Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020; effective Feb. 4, 2020)Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar.…	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. FED-181	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoVDetermination of Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. FED-001	Proclamation 9994Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020)	President Donald J. Trump	United StatesFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039	Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020)Emergency Use Declaration	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. FED-182	Emergency Use Declaration: personal respiratory protective devicesEmergency Use Declaration, 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020)	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064	VA announcement of Mar. 10, 2020: 'No Visitor' stance and suspension of new admissions at all VA nursing homes (community living centers) and spinal cord injury and disorder centersVA announces safeguards to protect nursing home and spinal cord injury patients	Department of Veterans Affairs (Secretary Robert Wilkie)	United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health AdministrationFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097	Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled2020 Earth and Space Science Talks (revised March 12, 2020, carrying the Library's closure notice)	Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden)	Library of Congress (all buildings, Washington, D.C.)Federal	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-073	FRA Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 13, 2020), Docket FRA-2020-0002 (as posted on the FRA website, updated Mar. 23, 2020)FRA Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)	Federal Railroad Administration, Administrator Ronald L. Batory	United States (Federal Railroad Administration; all railroads)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-074	FRA press release of Mar. 14, 2020 announcing the Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation (Mar. 13, 2020)FRA Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (press release, Mar. 14, 2020)	Federal Railroad Administration	United States (Federal Railroad Administration)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-030	Letter to Federal Credit Unions 20-FCU-02NCUA Actions Related to COVID-19 - Annual Meeting Flexibility	NCUA Chairman Rodney E. Hood	United States; National Credit Union Administration (federal)Federal	Mar. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-051	Investment Company Act Release No. 33817, Order Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus DeliveryOrder Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-053	Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns (issued March 13, 2020; updated April 7, 2020; further updated January 19, 2022)Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns	SEC Division of Corporation Finance	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporation Finance (federal staff guidance)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-057	Investment Company Act Release No. 33824, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus DeliveryOrder Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions and Commission…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-064	Investment Company Act Release No. 33897, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder [In-Person Board Relief]Order Extending the In-Person Board Meeting Relief for Registered Management Investment Companies and Business Development Companies	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-072	Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan, Phase Two: agency-wide modified operations (Mar. 13, 2020)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan: Agency-wide Modified Operations	Federal Bureau of Prisons (Director), after coordination with DOJ and the White House	United States (federal); Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Memorandum of February 2, 2021, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021) (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-022)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (memorandum to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FEMA Administrator), Memorandum of February 2, 2021 (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. FED-008)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS, Notice; Major Disaster Declarations (100 percent cost share for all COVID-19 declarations) (Dec. 16, 2021) (Ex. FED-151)
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate (CG-5PC), MSIB 01-20 (Jan. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-001)
Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security, U.S. Maritime Alert 2020-002A (Jan. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-041)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Jan. 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-010)
Secretary of HHS, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020, effective Jan. 27, 2020) and renewals (Apr. 21, July 23, Oct. 2, 2020; Jan. 7, Apr. 15, July 19, Oct. 15, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-019)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Matthew P. Donovan), Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (Jan. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-026)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020) (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-040)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020; effective Feb. 4, 2020) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-180)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoV (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. FED-181)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 9994 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-001)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Declaration: personal respiratory protective devices (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. FED-182)
Department of Veterans Affairs (Secretary Robert Wilkie), VA announcement of Mar. 10, 2020: 'No Visitor' stance and suspension of new admissions at all VA nursing homes (community living centers) and spinal cord injury and disorder centers (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-064)
Library of Congress (Librarian Carla Hayden), Closure notice of Mar. 12, 2020 carried in press release PRN 20-020 (revised Mar. 12, 2020): Library closed to the public until Apr. 1, 2020; all public programs postponed or cancelled (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-097)
Federal Railroad Administration, Administrator Ronald L. Batory, FRA Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 13, 2020), Docket FRA-2020-0002 (as posted on the FRA website, updated Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-073)
Federal Railroad Administration, FRA press release of Mar. 14, 2020 announcing the Administrator's Declaration of Emergency Situation (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-074)
NCUA Chairman Rodney E. Hood, Letter to Federal Credit Unions 20-FCU-02 (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-030)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33817, Order Granting Exemptions From Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus Delivery (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-051)
SEC Division of Corporation Finance, Staff Guidance for Conducting Shareholder Meetings in Light of COVID-19 Concerns (issued March 13, 2020; updated April 7, 2020; further updated January 19, 2022) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-053)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33824, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder; Commission Statement Regarding Prospectus Delivery (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-057)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Investment Company Act Release No. 33897, Order Under Section 6(c) and Section 38(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Investment Company Act and Certain Rules Thereunder [In-Person Board Relief] (June 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-064)
Federal Bureau of Prisons (Director), after coordination with DOJ and the White House, Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan, Phase Two: agency-wide modified operations (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-072)

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