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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058	Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020)Authority's statement on COVID-19 measures and daily communications with public health authorities, preceding the Commonwealth's gathering…	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, MassachusettsState	Mar. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Events and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-056	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest HomesOrder restricting visitors at nursing and rest homes	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-003	COVID-19 Order No. 2Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 250 People	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-005	COVID-19 Order No. 5Order Prohibiting Gatherings of More Than 25 People and On-Premises Consumption of Food or Drink	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-057	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions)Order requiring hospitals to screen visitors and restrict visitation	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MA-058	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-071	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health: Nonessential, Elective Invasive Procedures	Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor	MassachusettsState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043	News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020)Conversion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into the 1,000-bed Boston Hope care facility	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement)	Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center; Hynes Convention Center), Massachusetts (State authority)State	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-017	Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic	General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law)	MassachusettsState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MA-060	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-072	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers)Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (Phase 1 reopening of health care)	Commissioner of Public Health	MassachusettsState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-018	COVID-19 Order No. 35Order Clarifying the Progression of the Commonwealth's Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing Certain Re-Opening Preparations at…	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-019	COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-020	COVID-19 Order No. 38Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	June 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-061	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive ProceduresPhase II elective-procedure order (attestation; airborne contaminant removal timelines)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	June 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036	Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021)Mandatory sector rules for youth and adult amateur sports: risk categories and levels of play, no indoor tournaments, 25-player caps…	Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides)	Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Secretary), sector-specific rules for youth and adult amateur sports under the Governor's reopening orders; State levelState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-023	COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III Enterprises	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 44Second Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-026	COVID-19 Order No. 46Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings Throughout the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-030	COVID-19 Order No. 50Order Making Certain Phase III Adjustments	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-032	COVID-19 Order No. 52Phase III, Step 2 Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-064	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority)	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MA-034	COVID-19 Order No. 54Revised Order Further Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MA-065	Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive ProceduresWinter curtailment of non-essential elective invasive procedures	Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel	MassachusettsState	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-038	COVID-19 Order No. 57Further Revised Order Regulating Gatherings in the Commonwealth (Superseding and Rescinding Order No. 54)	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (Executive Director David Gibbons), Press release, 'Statement from Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) Executive Director' (Mar. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-058)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Implementing Policies and Procedures for Restricting Visitor Access to Nursing Homes and Rest Homes (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MA-056)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 2 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MA-003)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 5 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-005)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (hospital visitor restrictions) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-057)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MA-058)
Commissioner of Public Health (Department of Public Health), with the approval of the Public Health Council and the Governor, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (March 15, 2020) (elective procedures) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-071)
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (republishing a WCVB report of the Governor's announcement), News item republished by the Authority, ''Boston Hope' signals the newest field hospital set up in the city' (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-043)
General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law), Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-017)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-060)
Commissioner of Public Health, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (May 18, 2020) (resumption of urgent elective invasive procedures by attested providers) (Ex. SEC-01-072)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 35 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MA-018)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 37 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-019)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 38 (June 6, 2020) (Ex. MA-020)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Non-Essential Elective Invasive Procedures (June 24, 2020) (Ex. MA-061)
Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Kathleen A. Theoharides), Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards for Businesses and Other Entities Providing Youth and Adult Amateur Sports Activities - Phase III, Step 1 (July 6, 2020; amended Aug. 13, Oct. 2 and Oct. 4, 2020 and Feb. 8, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-036)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 43 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-023)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 44 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-024)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 46 (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-026)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 50 (Sept. 10, 2020) (Ex. MA-030)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 52 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. MA-032)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care Facilities (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MA-064)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 54 (Nov. 2, 2020) (Ex. MA-034)
Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. MA-065)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 57 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MA-038)

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