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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ECO-A-085	Staff Report, 'Coronavirus Infections and Deaths Among Meatpacking Workers at Top Five Companies Were Nearly Three Times Higher Than Previous Estimates' (Oct. 27, 2021)Select Subcommittee staff report on meatpacking companies	Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, U.S. House of Representatives (staff report)	United StatesFederal	Oct. 27, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Supply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-069	Thirty-First Supplemental Executive Order and ProclamationThirty-First Supplemental Order (lifting the midnight closure and alcohol limits on restaurants and bars)	Governor Albert Bryan Jr.	U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - GovernorTerritorial	Oct. 28, 2021		Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSY-031	City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines, October 29, 2021COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines (effective October 29, 2021): vaccination-or-test entry requirement continued; indoor masks strongly…	New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation	City of New Orleans, LouisianaCity	Oct. 29, 2021		Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-141	Temporary Extension and Modification of Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for Cruise Ships Operating or Intending To Operate in U.S. Waters, 86 Fed. Reg. 59720 (Oct. 28, 2021)Temporary extension of the CSO from Nov. 1, 2021 to Jan. 15, 2022	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	United StatesFederal	Oct. 25, 2021		Travel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-020	Notice of Request for Public Comments on Risks in the Semiconductor Supply ChainRisks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain	Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security	United StatesFederal	Sept. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. HI-030	Executive Order No. 21-08Executive Order No. 21-08 (Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, Social Establishments, and Gyms)	Governor David Y. Ige	HawaiiState	Nov. 2, 2021		Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. WA-088	Proclamation 21-16Large Event COVID-19 Vaccine Verification	Governor Jay Inslee	WashingtonState	Oct. 18, 2021		Gathering capEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. NV-045	Declaration of Emergency Directive 051Amendment of Directive 050 (attendees under 12; verification system)	Governor Steve Sisolak	NevadaState	Nov. 30, 2021		Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. RI-068	Executive Order 21-116Protecting Public Health by Wearing Masks or Face Coverings or Obtaining Proof of Vaccination in Indoor Public Places	Governor Daniel J. McKee	Rhode IslandState	Dec. 16, 2021		Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…	Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-006	Chapter 246-100 WACCommunicable and certain other diseases (WAC 246-100-036 responsibilities and duties of the local health officer; 246-100-040 procedures for…	Washington State Board of Health	WashingtonState	Feb. 25, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-053	Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain: Stakeholder Engagement and Possible Violations of 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) (May 31, 2022)Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report	Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer)	Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. international ocean supply chainFederal	May 31, 2022		Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-A-100	Fact Finding Investigation No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement: Final Report (May 31, 2022)Fact Finding 29 Final Report	Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer)	United StatesFederal	May 31, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-008	La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property)Special powers during a state of public health emergency: the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. OH-091	Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023)Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Aug. 1, 2023		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-05-020	TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021)Coronavirus Information	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 26, 2026		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…	Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered	MississippiState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-060	Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020)Health Directives Nos. 3 through 6 (Back to Business Phases 1 and 2 conditions)	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty		2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-111	Public Health Order 2021-1 Prohibiting Spectators at Sporting EventsBCPH Public Health Order 2021-1 (January 2021)	Boulder County Public Health	Boulder County, ColoradoCounty		2021 Q1	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read

Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, U.S. House of Representatives (staff report), Staff Report, 'Coronavirus Infections and Deaths Among Meatpacking Workers at Top Five Companies Were Nearly Three Times Higher Than Previous Estimates' (Oct. 27, 2021) (Ex. ECO-A-085)
Governor Albert Bryan Jr, Thirty-First Supplemental Executive Order and Proclamation (Oct. 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-069)
New Orleans Health Department under the May 15, 2020 Mayoral Proclamation, City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 Reopening Guidelines, October 29, 2021 (Oct. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSY-031)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Temporary Extension and Modification of Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for Cruise Ships Operating or Intending To Operate in U.S. Waters, 86 Fed. Reg. 59720 (Oct. 28, 2021) (Oct. 25, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-141)
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Notice of Request for Public Comments on Risks in the Semiconductor Supply Chain (Sept. 24, 2021) (Ex. SEC-08-020)
Governor David Y. Ige, Executive Order No. 21-08 (Nov. 2, 2021) (Ex. HI-030)
Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 21-16 (Oct. 18, 2021) (Ex. WA-088)
Governor Steve Sisolak, Declaration of Emergency Directive 051 (Nov. 30, 2021) (Ex. NV-045)
Governor Daniel J. McKee, Executive Order 21-116 (Dec. 16, 2021) (Ex. RI-068)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Washington State Board of Health, Chapter 246-100 WAC (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-006)
Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer), Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain: Stakeholder Engagement and Possible Violations of 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) (May 31, 2022) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-053)
Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer), Fact Finding Investigation No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement: Final Report (May 31, 2022) (Ex. ECO-A-100)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-008)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023) (Ex. OH-091)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021) (Ex. SEC-05-020)
Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-015)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-060)
Boulder County Public Health, Public Health Order 2021-1 Prohibiting Spectators at Sporting Events (Ex. MET-DEN-111)

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