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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-010	Order of the Governor for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home Requirements, and Continued Aggressive Mitigation Efforts (Yellow Phase Order) (May 7, 2020), sec. 1Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home Requirements, and…	Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-055	Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care ProfessionalsOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-017	Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation MeasuresOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-029	Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 VaccinesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines	Governor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-050	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (enforcement date)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-052	Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical ResourcesOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. PA-058	Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (real estate industry permitted statewide)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-079	Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099	PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopenedPennDOT Reopens Select Rest Areas for Truck Parking	Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian	Pennsylvania (30 PennDOT rest areas statewide; 13 reopened for truck parking on I-79, I-80 and I-81)State	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-002	Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020), sec. 1 and sec. 2Closure of all businesses that are not life sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020; list amended Mar. 20, 24, Apr. 20, May 19, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-021	Industry Operation Guidance: list of life-sustaining businesses that may continue physical operations (accompanying the Order of the Governor and Order of the Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, Mar. 19, 2020)COVID-19 Life Sustaining Business list (Mar. 19, 2020 version)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (list implementing the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003	Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of Governor	General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 26, 1978	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020	Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)	PennsylvaniaCourt	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. PA-081	Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the SpreadGov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineSchools and child careAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. PA-013	Amendment to the Yellow Phase Order adding Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia CountiesAmendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home…	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. PA-117	Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020PLCB store closures and phased reopening (Mar. 17 - June 2020)	Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board	PennsylvaniaSector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and barsSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-053	Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the PublicGuidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency	Governor's Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders)	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-082	Press release: Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery)Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties to Stop Spread of COVID-19	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-020	Guidance for Businesses in the Real Estate Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the PublicReal Estate Industry Guidance	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor and Department of State)	PennsylvaniaState	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-054	Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010)Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency	Governor's Office and Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014	Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020)PUC Suspends Door-to-Door, In-Person Marketing Activities for Energy Suppliers During Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254	Pennsylvania (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-137	'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testing	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-058	REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020)DOH directs facilities to cease all dental treatment except urgent and emergency procedures	Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. PA-004	Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020)Industry Operation Guidance (Life Sustaining Business list)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closure	Primary source read
Ex. PA-040	Act 21 of 2021 (H.B. 854) - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility AuthorityAdministrative Code of 1929 - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility Authority, Act of Jun. 11, 2021, P.L. 56, No.…	General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	June 11, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor for Limited Opening of Businesses, Lifting of Stay at Home Requirements, and Continued Aggressive Mitigation Efforts (Yellow Phase Order) (May 7, 2020), sec. 1 (Ex. PA-010)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Enhance Protections for Health Care Professionals (May 6, 2020) (Ex. PA-055)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (July 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-017)
Governor Tom Wolf (with parallel Order of the Acting Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor Directing Vaccine Providers' Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. PA-029)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (enforcement date) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-050)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor to Ensure the Efficient Allocation and Effective Use of Critical Medical Resources (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. PA-052)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (real estate industry permitted statewide) (May 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-058)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-079)
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Acting Secretary Yassmin Gramian, PennDOT press release, Mar. 18, 2020: all PennDOT rest areas closed at midnight Mar. 17, 2020 under the Governor's mitigation guidance; 13 of 30 reopened for truck parking from Mar. 19, 2020 with portable toilets only; indoor facilities not reopened (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-099)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Order of the Governor Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020), sec. 1 and sec. 2 (Ex. PA-002)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (list implementing the Orders of Mar. 19, 2020), Industry Operation Guidance: list of life-sustaining businesses that may continue physical operations (accompanying the Order of the Governor and Order of the Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-021)
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-003)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.), Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-020)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Gov. Wolf Puts Statewide COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts in Effect, Stresses Need for Every Pennsylvanian to Take Action to Stop the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-081)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Yellow Phase Order adding Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia Counties (June 4, 2020) (Ex. PA-013)
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Closure of all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores at the end of business Mar. 17, 2020 (indefinite); limited online sales resumed Apr. 1, 2020; curbside pickup from Apr. 20, 2020 (under the Governor's Apr. 20 amendment, PA-110); phased store reopening with the county phases from May 8, 2020 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. PA-117)
Governor's Office and Department of State (guidance implementing the Apr. 20, 2020 amendment to the closure orders), Guidance for Vehicle Transactions During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. PA-053)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor press release), Press release: Wolf Administration Orders Restaurants and Bars to Close Dine-In Service in Mitigation Counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery) (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-082)
Governor Tom Wolf (Office of the Governor and Department of State), Guidance for Businesses in the Real Estate Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency to Ensure the Safety and Health of Employees and the Public (May 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-020)
Governor's Office and Department of Health, Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010) (Ex. PA-054)
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille (Emergency Order), Docket No. M-2020-3019254, Emergency Order suspending door-to-door, public-event and in-person sales and marketing of competitive electric and natural gas supply (announced by press release of March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-014)
Governor Tom Wolf, 'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-137)
Pennsylvania Department of Health (Secretary Rachel Levine, M.D.), under the Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, REVISED Guidance on COVID-19 for Dental Health Care Personnel in Pennsylvania (Mar. 22, 2020; archived Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-058)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health (incorporated into PA-002 and PA-003), Pennsylvania life-sustaining business list (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-004)
General Assembly; approved by Governor Wolf, Act 21 of 2021 (H.B. 854) - COVID-19 Record Retention and Temporary Regulatory Flexibility Authority (June 11, 2021) (Ex. PA-040)

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