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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MD-077	Governor's release (Aug. 5, 2021): Governor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State EmployeesGovernor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State Employees	Office of Governor Larry Hogan (press release)	MarylandState	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-006	News Release NR20-047, 'All Hawaii Beaches Closed by Governor's Supplementary Proclamation'04/17/20 - All Hawaii Beaches Closed by Governor's Supplementary Proclamation	DLNR; Governor David Ige (Fifth Supplementary Proclamation, Apr. 16, 2020, Ex. HI-006)	Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (State agency), announcing the Governor's Fifth Supplementary ProclamationState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. DE-070	Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of EmergencyGovernor Carney Limits Restaurants to Take-Out and Delivery (restaurants, taverns and bars take-out and delivery only from 8:00 p.m. March…	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-040	NMAA release, 'NMAA Forced to Postpone Fall Sports Due to Governor's Orders' (October 12, 2020)Postponement of the volleyball, cross country and fall golf seasons because the Governor's public health order barred interscholastic…	New Mexico Activities Association (Executive Director Sally Marquez)	New Mexico Activities Association, acting under the Governor's public health orders; State levelState	Oct. 12, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. DE-067	Governor's directive closing Delaware public schools March 16-27, 2020Governor Carney Directs Two-Week Closure of Delaware Public Schools	Governor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education)	DelawareState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DE-068	Governor's order closing Delaware schools through May 15, 2020Governor Carney Closes Delaware Schools Through May 15	Governor John C. Carney	DelawareState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-006	C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations)The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations	Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018)	ColoradoState	Oct. 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-001	20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response)Delaware Code, Title 20, Chapter 31, Subchapter III: The Governor and Emergency Management	Delaware General Assembly (codified statute)	DelawareState	Feb. 21, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCurfew and hoursStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. VT-091	Governor's release, As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Governor Phil Scott Announces New Mitigation MeasuresOfficial summary of the November 14, 2020 restrictions (gatherings, restaurants, bars, sports, telework, contact logs)	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release)	VermontState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. VT-097	Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Next Restart Steps for Hospitality SectorOccupancy raised to 50 percent or one person per 100 square feet; indoor events up to 75 and outdoor organized events up to 150, from June…	Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Work Safe Guidance	VermontState	June 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-041	County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders)Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders (May 8 to June 15, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. 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. SEC-04-056	Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemakingGovernor Polis Urges State Board of Health to Engage in Expedited Rulemaking to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for All Personnel Working Directly…	Governor Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health)	ColoradoState	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-065	FlyPDX 'Coronavirus News & Updates' (captured May 12, 2020): all airlines serving PDX require passenger face coverings from May 11, 2020; all Port staff working at PDX must wear face coverings; airline lounges closed; PDX Conference Center suspended (Mar. 17); children's play areas closed (Mar. 18); TSA screening consolidated to the D/E checkpoint (Mar. 22); USO and CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended (to at least June 1); sit-down restaurants restricted to takeout under the Governor's order; 40-plus shops and restaurants closed temporarily; JetBlue suspended to June 30; Hawaiian suspended under Hawaii's quarantine order; WestJet and Air Canada suspended under border restrictions; Volaris not operating in May; airline rent deferrals and concession minimum-rent suspensionsCoronavirus News & Updates - Portland International Airport (face coverings from May 11; facility closures; concessions takeout only under…	Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)	Oregon (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulator	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DE-064	Governor's and DHSS's announcement, 'COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees'Announcement that from Sept. 30, 2021 staff of DHCQ-regulated long-term care and health care facilities (including hospitals, hospice, home…	Governor John C. Carney; Department of Health and Social Services; Department of Human Resources	DelawareState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-002	20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor)Emergency powers of the Governor upon a disaster proclamation, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises	Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)	IllinoisState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-020	Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020)Decision holding that the Civil Defense Act authorized the Governor's March 10, 2020 declaration and the COVID-19 emergency orders, that the…	Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.)	MassachusettsCourt	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. PA-005	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-006	Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Individuals to Stay at Home	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. PA-011	Order of the Governor for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth (Green Phase Order) (May 27, 2020), sec. 1(B)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth	Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health)	PennsylvaniaState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	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-023	Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Nov. 23, 2020), secs. 1(A), 1(B), 2, 13 and 14 (with the Secretary's parallel Order for Mitigation and Enforcement, PA-022)Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. PA-035	Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (gatherings 50%/75%; sunset 12:01 a.m. May 31, 2021)Amendment to the Order of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	May 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read

Office of Governor Larry Hogan (press release), Governor's release (Aug. 5, 2021): Governor Hogan Announces New Vaccination Protocols for State Employees (Ex. MD-077)
DLNR; Governor David Ige (Fifth Supplementary Proclamation, Apr. 16, 2020, Ex. HI-006), News Release NR20-047, 'All Hawaii Beaches Closed by Governor's Supplementary Proclamation' (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-006)
Governor John C. Carney, Governor's release announcing the First Modification of the Declaration of a State of Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. DE-070)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
New Mexico Activities Association (Executive Director Sally Marquez), NMAA release, 'NMAA Forced to Postpone Fall Sports Due to Governor's Orders' (October 12, 2020) (Oct. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-040)
Governor John C. Carney (with the Department of Education), Governor's directive closing Delaware public schools March 16-27, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. DE-067)
Governor John C. Carney, Governor's order closing Delaware schools through May 15, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. DE-068)
Colorado General Assembly (OLLS, Colorado Revised Statutes 2018), C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704 (The governor and disaster emergencies - response - duties and limitations) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-006)
Delaware General Assembly (codified statute), 20 Del. C. §§ 3115-3117 (General authority of the Governor; Powers; Activation of emergency or disaster response) (standing) (Ex. DUT-DE-001)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release), Governor's release, As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Governor Phil Scott Announces New Mitigation Measures (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. VT-091)
Office of Governor Phil Scott (official release); ACCD Work Safe Guidance, Governor's release, Governor Phil Scott Announces Next Restart Steps for Hospitality Sector (June 19, 2020) (Ex. VT-097)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-041)
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)
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 Jared Polis (letter to the State Board of Health), Governor's release and letter of Aug. 17, 2021 urging expedited Board of Health rulemaking (Ex. SEC-04-056)
Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX), FlyPDX 'Coronavirus News & Updates' (captured May 12, 2020): all airlines serving PDX require passenger face coverings from May 11, 2020; all Port staff working at PDX must wear face coverings; airline lounges closed; PDX Conference Center suspended (Mar. 17); children's play areas closed (Mar. 18); TSA screening consolidated to the D/E checkpoint (Mar. 22); USO and CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended (to at least June 1); sit-down restaurants restricted to takeout under the Governor's order; 40-plus shops and restaurants closed temporarily; JetBlue suspended to June 30; Hawaiian suspended under Hawaii's quarantine order; WestJet and Air Canada suspended under border restrictions; Volaris not operating in May; airline rent deferrals and concession minimum-rent suspensions (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-065)
Governor John C. Carney; Department of Health and Social Services; Department of Human Resources, Governor's and DHSS's announcement, 'COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Updates for Long-Term Care Facilities, Health Care Facilities, and State Employees' (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. DE-064)
Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act), 20 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-002)
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (Lenk, Gaziano, Lowy, Budd, Cypher, Kafker, JJ.; opinion by Budd, J.), Desrosiers v. Governor, 486 Mass. 369, SJC-12983 (argued Sept. 11, 2020; decided Dec. 10, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MA-020)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. PA-005)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Individuals to Stay at Home (statewide) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. PA-006)
Governor Tom Wolf (with companion Order of the Secretary of Health), Order of the Governor for the Continued Reopening of the Commonwealth (Green Phase Order) (May 27, 2020), sec. 1(B) (Ex. PA-011)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor Directing Targeted Mitigation Measures (July 15, 2020) (Ex. PA-017)
Governor Tom Wolf, Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (Nov. 23, 2020), secs. 1(A), 1(B), 2, 13 and 14 (with the Secretary's parallel Order for Mitigation and Enforcement, PA-022) (Ex. PA-023)
Governor Tom Wolf, Amendment to the Order of the Governor for Mitigation, Enforcement, and Immunity Protections (gatherings 50%/75%; sunset 12:01 a.m. May 31, 2021) (May 13, 2021) (Ex. PA-035)

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