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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-BOS-016	City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeksModified Phase 2, Step 2 of reopening plan extended in Boston (boston.gov, January 5, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Jan. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-018	City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021Mayor Walsh announces Boston to move into modified Phase 4, Step 1 of the Massachusetts Reopening Plan (boston.gov, March 19, 2021)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-020	Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the MoratoriumCity of Cambridge Commissioners of Inspectional Services' and Public Works' Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19…	Commissioners of Inspectional Services (Ranjit Singanayagam) and Public Works (Owen O'Riordan), City of Cambridge	City of Cambridge (Middlesex County), MassachusettsCity	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-041	City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteersVaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021)	Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers)	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-090	MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further noticeMBTA Announces Schedule Revisions to Take Effect Tuesday, March 17 (posted March 16, 2020)	MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak)	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Boston metropolitan transit)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-091	MBTA notice: MBTA discourages all non-essential travelMBTA Discourages All Non-Essential Travel (posted March 23, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-093	MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)	MBTA	Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator	Nov. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-131	Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021)	City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.	City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-155	Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)	Town of Brookline	Town of Brookline, MassachusettsCity	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureFace-covering requirementOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-017	COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-041	AP via Boston.com, 'The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled' (May 28, 2020), quoting the B.A.A.Boston Marathon 2020	Boston Athletic Association; City of Boston	Boston (and Hopkinton to Boston course), MAOrganizer	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-16-GM-004	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-005	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-031	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-GM-032	Organizer noticeBoston Marathon and the B.A.A. Official Charity Program (the nonprofit sector's largest single-day fundraising event in New England)	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston, MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-17-GM-091	Boston Athletic Association, '124th Boston Marathon to be held virtually' (May 28, 2020): following Mayor Walsh's cancellation of the marathon as a mass-participation road race (live page)124th Boston Marathon: postponed from Apr. 20 to Sept. 14, 2020, then cancelled as an in-person race and run virtually; 125th moved to Oct.…	Boston Athletic Association	Hopkinton to Boston (eight cities and towns), MAOrganizer	May 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-19-034	COVID-19 Essential Services list (Exhibit A to COVID-19 Orders No. 13 and No. 21), as updated Mar. 31, 2020COVID-19: Essential Services (mass.gov page as archived Apr. 2, 2020)	Governor Charles D. Baker (Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development)	MassachusettsState	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-017	B.A.A. homepage: '124th Boston Marathon will be virtual' (capture June 4-5, 2020)Boston Marathon 2020 and 2021 (the B.A.A.'s race; tents, staging, barricades, generators and vehicles along 26.2 miles and at the Expo)	Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.)	Boston (Hopkinton to Boston), MAOrganizer	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037	Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting FacilitiesRescission, effective 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021, of the June 23, 2020, October 8, 2020 and March 11, 2021 orders, on conditions (compliance…	Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Mayor Martin J. Walsh (announcing continuation of the BPHC order of Dec. 14, 2020), City of Boston announcement extending the modified Phase 2 Step 2 restrictions for at least three more weeks (Jan. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-016)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston announcement: modified Phase 4, Step 1 effective March 22, 2021 (Mar. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-018)
Commissioners of Inspectional Services (Ranjit Singanayagam) and Public Works (Owen O'Riordan), City of Cambridge, Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the Moratorium (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-020)
Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers), City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteers (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-041)
MBTA (General Manager Steve Poftak), MBTA schedule revisions: all services on a reduced schedule effective March 17, 2020 until further notice (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-090)
MBTA, MBTA notice: MBTA discourages all non-essential travel (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-091)
MBTA, MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-BOS-093)
City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr, Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildings (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-BOS-131)
Town of Brookline, Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules) (Ex. MET-BOS-155)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 45 (July 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-017)
Boston Athletic Association; City of Boston, AP via Boston.com, 'The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled' (May 28, 2020), quoting the B.A.A. (Ex. SEC-06-GM-041)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-004)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-005)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-031)
Boston Athletic Association, Organizer notice (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-GM-032)
Boston Athletic Association, Boston Athletic Association, '124th Boston Marathon to be held virtually' (May 28, 2020): following Mayor Walsh's cancellation of the marathon as a mass-participation road race (live page) (Ex. SEC-17-GM-091)
Governor Charles D. Baker (Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), COVID-19 Essential Services list (Exhibit A to COVID-19 Orders No. 13 and No. 21), as updated Mar. 31, 2020 (Ex. SEC-19-034)
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), B.A.A. homepage: '124th Boston Marathon will be virtual' (capture June 4-5, 2020) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-22-GM-017)
Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Commission vote of May 26, 2021: MGC Votes to Rescind COVID-19-Related Orders for Gaming Establishments, Horse Racing and Simulcasting Facilities (Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-037)

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