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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-PA-008	Agency FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions: Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Public Health Safety Measures for…	Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. PA-016	Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (Targeted Mitigation Order) (July 15, 2020), sec. 4 (Teleworking) and sec. 2 (restaurant guidance incorporated)Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Mitigation Measures	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. PA-028	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted MitigationOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. PA-003	Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life SustainingOrder of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTelework mandateAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065	Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positionsChild Care Centers - providers approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency	Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL	Pennsylvania; Department of Human Services, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (child-care licensing)Sector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-140	Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020)Pennsylvania life-sustaining business orders and list (elective procedures prohibited); DOH ASF guidance	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
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. 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. 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. MET-PHL-023	Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order)Authorization for the Conduct of Certain Construction Activity Currently Prohibited by the March 22, 2020 Emergency Order Temporarily…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	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. MET-PHL-003	Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order)Emergency Order Temporarily Prohibiting Operation of Non-Essential Businesses and Congregation of Persons to Prevent the Spread of 2019…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020)	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-002	ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 2, 2020 (Order of the Director to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19)Order of the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-004	ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 8, 2020Order of the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (July 8, 2020)	Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 8, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. DUT-PA-015	Executive FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions Regarding These Orders (Amended Targeted Mitigation Orders)	Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Oct. 6, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	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. MET-PHL-011	Amended Fall/Winter OrderAmended Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events, and Businesses for Fall-Winter 2020-21	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as an emergency Board of Health regulation Jan. 6, 2021	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Dec. 30, 2020	2021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	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. MET-PHL-005	Yellow Phase Order ('Safer at Home')Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses, Advising Philadelphians That They are Safer at Home, and Establishing Safety…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-005	Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs)ACHD COVID-19 Guidance: Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order	Allegheny County Health Department	Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCounty	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. MET-PHL-010	Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions)Emergency Order Concerning Additional Limitations on Visiting, Gatherings, Events and Businesses for Fall/Winter 2020-21, Establishing…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Nov. 16, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-010	Enforcement guidance (letter)Business Closure Order Enforcement Guidance (letter to law enforcement executives and District Attorneys)	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (letter to the law-enforcement community and District Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania State Police)	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-09-007	Industry Operation Guidance: Life-Sustaining Businesses list accompanying the Mar. 19, 2020 Orders closing all businesses that are not life sustainingLife-Sustaining Business list (version captured Mar. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSupply chain	Primary source read

Pennsylvania Department of Health, Agency FAQ (published PDF) (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-008)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (Targeted Mitigation Order) (July 15, 2020), sec. 4 (Teleworking) and sec. 2 (restaurant guidance incorporated) (Ex. PA-016)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Directing Limited-Time Targeted Mitigation (Dec. 10, 2020) (Ex. PA-028)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. PA-003)
Pennsylvania DHS / OCDEL, Coronavirus - Child Care page (archived Apr. 2, 2020): list of child care providers 'approved to operate during the COVID-19 public health emergency' for personnel in life-sustaining positions (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-065)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Orders of Mar. 19, 2020 closing businesses that are not life-sustaining, with the Industry Operation Guidance list ('Home Health Care Services - Yes - Elective procedures prohibited'; hospitals - Yes - elective procedures prohibited); DOH Guidance on Ambulatory Surgical Facilities' Responses to COVID-19 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-140)
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 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)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as a Board of Health regulation Apr. 29, 2020 (effective Apr. 30, 2020), Construction Authorization (Apr. 29, 2020 Construction Order) (Ex. MET-PHL-023)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health as an emergency regulation Mar. 26, 2020 (effective Mar. 27, 2020), Emergency Order No. 2 (Business Activity and Stay at Home Order) (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-003)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director, ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 2, 2020 (Order of the Director to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19) (Ex. MET-PIT-002)
Allegheny County Health Department, Debra L. Bogen, MD, Director, ACHD COVID-19 Control Measure Order of July 8, 2020 (Ex. MET-PIT-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)
Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Executive FAQ (published PDF) (Oct. 6, 2020) (Ex. DUT-PA-015)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH; adopted as an emergency Board of Health regulation Jan. 6, 2021, Amended Fall/Winter Order (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-011)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Yellow Phase Order ('Safer at Home') (May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-005)
Allegheny County Health Department, Guidance Related to the July 8, 2020 COVID-19 Control Measure Order (FAQs) (July 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-PIT-005)
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)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Fall/Winter Order ('Safer at Home' restrictions) (Nov. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-010)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (letter to the law-enforcement community and District Attorneys, published by the Pennsylvania State Police), Enforcement guidance (letter) (standing) (Ex. DUT-PA-010)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, Industry Operation Guidance: Life-Sustaining Businesses list accompanying the Mar. 19, 2020 Orders closing all businesses that are not life sustaining (Ex. SEC-09-007)

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