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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-06-001	No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020)No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services	United States (cruise ships with capacity of 250 or more in U.S. waters or intending to return)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077	Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago)Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-064	'Chicago Park District Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)' (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 15, 2020)Suspension of all regularly scheduled programs until further notice; spring 2020 programs under review; 18 parks designated for enhanced…	Chicago Park District (General Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly)	Chicago Park District, Illinois (special district)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Primary source read
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. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-075	Ohio Turnpike travel advisory, Mar. 15, 2020 5:03 p.m.: 'In accordance with state's order, food concession operators in all Ohio Turnpike service plazas are immediately moving to carryout only sales. Tables and chairs within food courts will be removed from service'Travel Advisory - Service plaza food concessions carryout only under State order	Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission	Ohio (Ohio Turnpike service plazas, 241 miles across northern Ohio)State	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023Executive Order to implement the necessary closure of governmental and private sector operations in order to combat the effects of…	Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Mar. 15, 2020		Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-009	Temporary Final Rule, Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CA, 85 Fed. Reg. 15724 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Docket USCG-2020-0166)Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CA	Captain of the Port Sector San Francisco, U.S. Coast Guard	United States Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco; San Francisco Bay, CaliforniaFederal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. CO-003	Executive Order D 2020 004Ordering Closure of Downhill Ski Resorts Due to the Presence of COVID-19 in the State of Colorado	Governor Jared Polis	ColoradoState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-001	22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties)Title 22, Chapter 250: Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated January 5, 2026)	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-004	37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended)Title 37-B, Chapter 13: Maine Emergency Management Agency (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers)	MaineState	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-006	63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025)Emergency Powers and Duties of Governor	Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003)	OklahomaState	Nov. 1, 2009	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-036	County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 250 persons or more	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-080	Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of EmergencyCOVID-19 State of Emergency (and closure of specified places of assembly)	County Executive Calvin Ball	Howard County, MarylandCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationBusiness closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-KC-025	Executive Order 20-05Amendment to COVID-19 State of Emergency: emergency extended to at least May 15, 2020; 'Large Group Event' redefined as any gathering of 50…	County Executive Frank White, Jr.	Jackson County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 15, 2020		Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-027	Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020)Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: New City Measures to Address COVID-19	Mayor Eric Garcetti	City of Los AngelesCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-NYC-002	Emergency Executive Order No. 99Cancellation of gatherings over 500; 50 percent occupancy and seating cap on all gathering places	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SLC-003	Public Health Order 2020-01Public Health Order 2020-01 (restaurants, bars and taverns; resorts; theatres and venues; lodging; transportation; public gathering places…	Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhD (Board of Health caption)	Summit County, UtahCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-STL-049	Executive Order No. 11 (Further Limits on Crowds)County Executive Order 11 - Further Limits on Crowds	County Executive Sam Page	St. Louis County, MissouriCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-004	Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery OnlyIn Re: Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-029	Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-02NCUA Actions Related to COVID-19	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)Business closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051	News release, 'Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16'Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16	Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument	Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island (NY/NJ)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureGathering capTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-070	Administrative Order restricting public access to the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building (Mar. 16, 2020)Restricting Public Access to the National Courts Building	Chief Judge Sharon Prost, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, Washington, D.C.; shared with the Court of Federal Claims)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-084	Notice, 'LM Visitors Centers Closed to the Public' (Mar. 16, 2020)LM Visitors Centers Closed to the Public	DOE Office of Legacy Management	U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management (visitor centers at Fernald, OH; Weldon Spring, MO; Rocky Flats, CO; Grand Junction, CO; and other sites)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011	News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all PGCPS schools March 16 through March 27, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020	Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (county school system)County	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-068	'COVID-19 FAQ' (operations changes, captured May 23, 2020)Suspension of non-emergency repairs, annual inspections and skilled-trades and maintenance work in occupied units; suspension of planned…	New York City Housing Authority (Chair Gregory Russ)	New York City Housing Authority, New YorkCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, No Sail Order and Suspension of Further Embarkation (Mar. 14, 2020), published 85 Fed. Reg. 16628 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-001)
National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs, Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077)
Chicago Park District (General Superintendent and CEO Michael P. Kelly), 'Chicago Park District Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)' (Mar. 13, 2020, effective Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-064)
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)
Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, Ohio Turnpike travel advisory, Mar. 15, 2020 5:03 p.m.: 'In accordance with state's order, food concession operators in all Ohio Turnpike service plazas are immediately moving to carryout only sales. Tables and chairs within food courts will be removed from service' (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-075)
Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002)
Captain of the Port Sector San Francisco, U.S. Coast Guard, Temporary Final Rule, Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CA, 85 Fed. Reg. 15724 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Docket USCG-2020-0166) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-009)
Governor Jared Polis, Executive Order D 2020 004 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. CO-003)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 250, Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions; administered by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention), 22 M.R.S. secs. 801-825: sec. 801(4-A) (extreme public health emergency) and 801(10) (public health threat); sec. 802 (authority of department; health emergency; emergency rules; Governor's declaration); sec. 803 (inspection); sec. 804 (enforcement by agents, local health officers, sheriffs and law enforcement; cease-and-desist; fines; injunction); sec. 805 (court orders); sec. 807 (control of communicable diseases; designated facilities); sec. 808 (investigations); sec. 810 (emergency temporary custody of person or property); secs. 811-812 (court-ordered public health measures); sec. 816 (compliance-conditioned immunity); sec. 820 (extreme public health emergency powers); secs. 821-822 (reporting); sec. 825 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-001)
Maine Legislature (37-B M.R.S. chapter 13, Maine Emergency Management Agency; Governor's emergency powers), 37-B M.R.S. secs. 703 (definitions), 741(3)(H) (delegation), 742 (emergency proclamation; Governor's powers; sec. 742(1)(C)(2), (5), (8), (12), (13) and (1)(E)), 743 (termination), 786 (enforcement; Class E crime; arrest), 822 (compliance-conditioned immunity), 827 (aid in emergency; Class E crime), 829 (duty of agencies to execute and enforce orders), 834 (inconsistent laws suspended) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-004)
Oklahoma Legislature (Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003), 63 O.S. 683.9 (text effective Nov. 1, 2009 to June 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OK-006)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-036)
County Executive Calvin Ball, Executive Order 2020-02, COVID-19 State of Emergency (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-BAL-080)
County Executive Frank White, Jr, Executive Order 20-05 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-KC-025)
Mayor Eric Garcetti, Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, New City Measures to Address COVID-19 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-027)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 99 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-002)
Summit County Health Officer Richard C. Bullough, PhD (Board of Health caption), Public Health Order 2020-01 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SLC-003)
County Executive Sam Page, Executive Order No. 11 (Further Limits on Crowds) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-STL-049)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order Limiting the Sale of Food and Beverages, Liquor, Beer and Wine to Carry-out and Delivery Only (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. OH-004)
NCUA Chairman Rodney E. Hood, Letter to Credit Unions 20-CU-02 (Mar. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-029)
Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument, News release, 'Statue of Liberty National Monument & Ellis Island to Close Temporarily Starting March 16' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-051)
Chief Judge Sharon Prost, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Administrative Order restricting public access to the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-070)
DOE Office of Legacy Management, Notice, 'LM Visitors Centers Closed to the Public' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-084)
Prince George's County Public Schools (Chief Executive Officer Monica Goldson), implementing State Superintendent Karen Salmon's closure announcement of March 12, 2020, News release, 'PGCPS to Temporarily Close Following COVID-19 Announcement' (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-011)
New York City Housing Authority (Chair Gregory Russ), 'COVID-19 FAQ' (operations changes, captured May 23, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-068)

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