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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-AR-016	ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report)KATV, 'Little Rock bar linked to cluster of infections didn't follow health rules, state says' (July 6, 2020)	Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock)	ArkansasState	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-049	ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020)Casino reopening at 33 percent capacity with an approved plan	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-006	Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254)An Act to Ensure that Businesses Are Not Penalized by the Department of Health for the Behavior of Patrons or Customers During the…	General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer)	ArkansasState	Mar. 18, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-066	ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended)Indoor venues over ten attendees require a plan approved by the Secretary of Health	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Jan. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024	Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health'Mobilization of 20 Army National Guard medics of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to State active duty, Mar. 15-20, 2020, at the ADH…	Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor'	Arkansas National Guard (by order of the Governor, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Mar. 14, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-005	Executive Order 20-25Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Renewing the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Prevent the Spread…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AR-006	Executive Order 20-33Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19... for the Purpose of Protecting Arkansas Businesses from…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-001	Executive Order 20-03Executive Order to Declare an Emergency, as Authorized by Ark. Code Ann. 12-75-114, and Order the Arkansas Department of Health to Take…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-048	ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020, Phase 1 text)Directive continuing distancing protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies and the lodging and travel limits	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-050	ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020), Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020Directive imposing operating protocols on all businesses, manufacturers and construction companies; lifting the lodging-guest limits and the…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-051	ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Restaurant dine-in at one-third then 66 percent of seating with masking, distancing and service rules	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-052	ADH Directive on Resuming Bar or Club Operations (effective May 26, 2020; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Bars and clubs: closed from March 20, resumed May 26 with distancing, 66 percent from June 15	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-053	ADH Directive for Barber Shops, Body Art Establishments, Cosmetology Establishments, Massage Therapy Clinics/Spas, and Medical Spas (effective May 6, 2020; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)Personal-care reopening by appointment, then walk-ins, with screening, masking and distancing	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-055	ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020)Indoor venues: 66 percent with an approved plan; twelve-foot performer separation; masking	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-056	ADH Directive Regarding Large Outdoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 4 for 50 or fewer, May 18 for 33 percent, June 15 for 66 percent)Outdoor venues: fifty persons, then 33 percent, then 66 percent with an approved plan	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	May 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-057	ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos, Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020Casinos at 66 percent with approved plan, contact tracing, screening and masking	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-004	Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-113, NuisancesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-113. Nuisances (Governor may require the Board to examine nuisances affecting life and health, declare public nuisances…	General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1881, No. 85, secs. 8-9)	ArkansasState	Mar. 28, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-015	Executive Order 21-07 (Mar. 31, 2021)Executive Order to Renew the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Mitigate the Spread and Impact of COVID-19	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AR-041	ADH Business Limitations Directive (April 4, 2020)Directive imposing social-distancing protocols on all businesses, manufacturers, construction companies and places of worship and limiting…	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Apr. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-054	ADH Directive for Gym, Fitness Center, Athletic Club and Weight Room Reopening (effective May 4, 2020; Phase 2 June 15; amended June 22, 2020)Gym reopening with screening, masks, twelve-foot spacing and sanitation	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-063	ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations, modified September 9, 2020 (self-service and buffets)Restaurant directive as modified to permit buffets under masking, gloving, monitoring and utensil-replacement rules	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasSector regulator	Sept. 9, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AR-067	ADH Guidance Regarding Indoor Venues (directive revised Feb. 15, 2021; converted to guidance Feb. 26, 2021)The indoor-venue directive in its final form, recording its conversion to guidance on February 26, 2021	Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health	ArkansasState	Feb. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AR-016	Executive Order 20-54Executive Order Pursuant to the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19... for the Purpose of Clarifying Arkansas Unemployment Insurance…	Governor Asa Hutchinson	ArkansasState	Dec. 29, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-012	Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency…	Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson)	ArkansasState	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-017	Sullivan v. Romero, order of dismissal (Pulaski Cnty. Cir. Ct., Oct. 2020); appeal No. CV-20-721 dismissed on appellants' motion (Ark. Apr. 2021)Sullivan v. Romero: eighteen legislators' challenge to forty-three Department of Health COVID-19 directives (Mar. 13-Aug. 21, 2020) as rules…	Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas (Judge Wendell Griffen); Supreme Court of Arkansas (No. CV-20-721)	ArkansasCourt		2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyOther	Confirmed from a secondary source

Arkansas Department of Health (closure order) and Governor Asa Hutchinson (statement of July 6, 2020), as reported by KATV (Little Rock), ADH order of July 4, 2020 closing Brewski's Pub & Grub, Little Rock, as an imminent threat to public health (news report) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-016)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (effective May 18, 2020) (May 14, 2020) (Ex. AR-049)
General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer), Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-006)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Indoor Venues, revision effective January 2, 2021 (until March 1, 2021 unless extended) (Jan. 2, 2021) (Ex. AR-066)
Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office (Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason), 'By order of the Governor', Arkansas National Guard media alert, '20 Guardsmen mobilized for state active duty with Ark. Dept. of Health' (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-024)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-25 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. AR-005)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-33 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-006)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AR-001)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020, Phase 1 text) (Ex. AR-048)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Business Limitations Directive (May 8, 2020), Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020 (Ex. AR-050)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-051)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Bar or Club Operations (effective May 26, 2020; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-052)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Barber Shops, Body Art Establishments, Cosmetology Establishments, Massage Therapy Clinics/Spas, and Medical Spas (effective May 6, 2020; Phase 2 June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-053)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Large Indoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 18; Phase 2 June 15, 2020) (Ex. AR-055)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive Regarding Large Outdoor Venues (amended May 11, 2020; effective May 4 for 50 or fewer, May 18 for 33 percent, June 15 for 66 percent) (Ex. AR-056)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Reopening of Casinos, Phase 2 revision effective June 15, 2020 (Ex. AR-057)
General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1881, No. 85, secs. 8-9), Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-113, Nuisances (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-004)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 21-07 (Mar. 31, 2021) (Ex. AR-015)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Business Limitations Directive (April 4, 2020) (Apr. 4, 2020) (Ex. AR-041)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive for Gym, Fitness Center, Athletic Club and Weight Room Reopening (effective May 4, 2020; Phase 2 June 15; amended June 22, 2020) (Ex. AR-054)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations, modified September 9, 2020 (self-service and buffets) (Sept. 9, 2020) (Ex. AR-063)
Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, ADH Guidance Regarding Indoor Venues (directive revised Feb. 15, 2021; converted to guidance Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. AR-067)
Governor Asa Hutchinson, Executive Order 20-54 (Dec. 29, 2020) (Ex. AR-016)
Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson), Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. DUT-AR-012)
Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas (Judge Wendell Griffen); Supreme Court of Arkansas (No. CV-20-721), Sullivan v. Romero, order of dismissal (Pulaski Cnty. Cir. Ct., Oct. 2020); appeal No. CV-20-721 dismissed on appellants' motion (Ark. Apr. 2021) (Ex. DUT-AR-017)

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